While at The Day, he was known for promoting high standards in the small-circulation newspaper, skepticism in reporting and editing, and racial diversity in the news media.
Wells Award in 2001 and was inducted into the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists’ Hall of Fame.
They lived in Hartford, Groton and Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Englewood and Sarasota, Florida.
[5][8] After 23 years with The Hartford Courant, MacCluggage resigned in 1984 to become publisher and editor of The Day of New London.
MacCluggage raised quality standards, introduced stronger recruitment, and increased the amount of investigative reporting.
[10] After retiring from journalism, MacCluggage began writing short plays and is working on a novel.
If skeptics aren't built into the process right from the start, stories will slide onto Page One without the proper scrutiny.
He explains how journalists can improve by suggesting to "edit more skeptically, tighten standards, prosecute the story, and assign a naysayer.