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Executive Editor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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Mark J. Rochester oversees investigative and watchdog reporting efforts at Type Investigations in Manhattan. He was previously Senior News Director for Investigations at The Detroit Free Press, He has also served as executive editor at The Herald, a McClatchy newspaper in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Prior senior management positions included Deputy Managing Editor at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette overseeing digital strategy, product development and content, as well as investigations. He also has b…

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Sarasota’s darkest day. Grief and the search for truth after shooting.

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By Mark Rochester Verified
| Sarasota Herald-Tribune Verified
There is a particular kind of silence that falls over a community when the unthinkable happens. It isn’t the peaceful quiet of a Sarasota sunset or the hushed anticipation of a Sunday morning. It is a heavy, pressurized stillness — the kind that follows a shattered glass or a sudden scream. On February 10, that silence descended upon us.
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The view is different, but the mission clear. My 2 years at the paper

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By Mark Rochester Verified
| Sarasota Herald-Tribune Verified
OPINION Feb. 11, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET As I marked the completion of my second year as executive editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, I find myself looking back at a journey that has been defined by both professional pride and profound personal transformation. It has been a period of recalibrating not just how I lead this newsroom, but how I see the world — quite literally. When I arrived, my mission was clear: to protect and pivot a storied institution.
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The cost of a view. Why Skyway Cruise Port plan demands our attention

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By Mark Rochester Verified
| Sarasota Herald-Tribune Verified
In our corner of Florida, we are accustomed to the push and pull of progress. We watch as old citrus groves become subdivisions and quiet coastal stretches transform into bustling vacation hubs. But rarely does a proposal surface that threatens to fundamentally alter the very geography and soul of our region as drastically as the recently unveiled plan for a mega-cruise ship terminal in the pristine wetlands of Manatee County.
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