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Franco Ordoñez
Regional Correspondent
Email Franco at fordonez@mcclatchydc.com
Franco Ordoñez is a regional correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, based in Washington, D.C. He writes primarily for The Charlotte Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer in North Carolina.
He moved to Washington in 2011 after six years in North Carolina covering immigration and criminal justice and working on investigative projects for The Charlotte Observer. He traveled on assignment to Haiti several times to cover the 2010 earthquake and recovery efforts. He has also worked as a correspondent in Mexico for McClatchy Newspapers.
His work on investigative teams looking into unexplained child deaths and the poultry industry has been honored with state and national awards, including the Casey Medal, Gerald Loeb and Robert F. Kennedy journalism awards.
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Franco Ordoñez's Latest Story
Attention North Carolina is getting isn't quite what it wants
By Franco Ordonez | McClatchy Newspapers
When civic leaders boasted that having the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte was a chance to showcase the great things about living and working in North Carolina, they probably didn't have recent events in mind. » read more
Posted on Fri, May 25, 2012
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