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Mark

@ackermanmark

Executive Producer of Investigations at WEWS.

 Cleveland, OH
Joined June 2009
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The second recipients of the Investigative - Multiple Reports Emmy® are Tara Morgan, Mark Ackerman, Rob Klein, Mark Puente, and Dennis Spronck for their report “Chasing Accountability”. Congratulations! @WEWS  #2026CGLEmmys
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Absolutely STUNNING investigation by @SarahBuduson & @ackermanmark. A person claiming to be the Cle Municipal Court hacker is demanding the court pay a $4M ransom, or they’ll release 1000s of docs containing sensitive information. They provided proof. news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Someone claiming to be the court hacker is demanding a $4 million ransom to stop release of stolen...

Someone claiming to be the court hacker is demanding a $4 million ransom to stop release of stolen...

A person claiming to be the Cleveland Municipal Court hacker is demanding the court pay a $4 million ransom, or they say they will release stolen documents containing sensitive information.

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BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed former OSU football coach Jim Tressel as his lieutenant governor, replacing now U.S. Senator Jon Husted. He is/was just president of Youngstown State University. More coming soon: @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal
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Sheriff's Department Delayed Release of Body Camera Footage in Teen's Shooting @MarshallProj @taramorganTV @ackermanmark news5cleveland.com/news/the-…
Sheriff's Department Delayed Release of Body Camera Footage in Teen's Shooting

Sheriff's Department Delayed Release of Body Camera Footage in Teen's Shooting

The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department released bodycam footage of a deputy’s shooting of a teenager, nearly four months after the encounter, while the boy’s mother was unaware of its details.

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BREAKING NEWS: Ohio @LtGovHusted will be moving from the Buckeye State to D.C., earning the coveted appointment to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. I was first to report Husted met with Trump and Vance in Dec. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal
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Haslam Sports Group has picked a Texas developer to tackle the mixed-use part of a new Cleveland Browns stadium district in Brook Park. The project team also released new renderings this morning: news5cleveland.com/sports/br…
Browns pick developer, release new images of Brook Park stadium district

Browns pick developer, release new images of Brook Park stadium district

Haslam Sports Group, which owns the Browns, is teaming up with Texas-based Lincoln Property Company on plans for mixed-use development around the venue. New images released.

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Exceptional journalism in comparing Cleveland & Columbus responses to street takeovers. No stop sticks in CLE? A few arrests vs. lots of arrests. Two approaches. Via ⁦@taramorganTV⁩ news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
Columbus arrested hundreds after massive street takeover. Why has Cleveland only arrested 3?

Columbus arrested hundreds after massive street takeover. Why has Cleveland only arrested 3?

Operation Burnout in Columbus nabbed nearly 200 people in one night. News 5 Investigators traveled to Columbus to see how the city pulled off the mass arrests.

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VOTER GUIDE: Happy first day of early voting in Ohio! Before every election, I create a guide on everything you need to know. This is every statewide, Statehouse, congressional, major local races & more. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal news5cleveland.com/news/poli…
2024 OHIO VOTER GUIDE: Everything you need to know

2024 OHIO VOTER GUIDE: Everything you need to know

With the 2024 general election coming up shortly, we created a guide on everything you need to know about voting on Nov. 5.

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GOTTA SAY, IT WAS A GOOD DAY!!
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Congrats to Jonathan Walsh @JonathanWalshTV for taking home the Emmy® for Politics – Government / News for his reporting on Marijuana in Ohio. @WEWS #GreatLakesEmmys
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Creating accountability and seeking truth. The Emmy® for Crime/Justice – News goes to the team @WEWS for their reporting on Samuel Herring. Congrats to Tara Morgan, Rob Klein, Mark Puente & Andrew Oliver! #GreatLakesEmmys
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Time now to honor this year’s recipient of the Serious Feature (Single Report). And the Emmy® goes to… Clay LePard @ClayLePard & Bridgette Pacholka @BridgetteWEWS from @WEWS for ‘A Good Inventory of the Bad’. Congrats on your win!! #GreatLakesEmmys
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Went to the dentist downtown this morning, and the building has been transformed into the offices of the Daily Planet for what the city is calling “an undisclosed feature film production.” #Superman #Genesis
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City of Cleveland is investigating a cyber incident that will close city hall tomorrow according to an email from the city of Cleveland. @WEWS #WEWS
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"It's gonna come back to haunt you": Grandmother says #Cleveland mayor should fire his former college roommate news5cleveland.com/news/loca…

'It's gonna come back to haunt you': Grandmother says Cleveland mayor should fire former college...

A grandmother is calling for Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb to terminate his former college roommate, who she filed a civil rights lawsuit against when he was a Washington, D.C., police detective.

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BREAKING: Cleveland city spokesperson confirms Jakimah Dye, assistant public safety director, was just fired. Dye was under investigation for not reporting kids in work car she crashed.
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A Cleveland safety advisor who is under fire from the NAACP was Mayor Bibb's college roommate, reports @SarahBuduson news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
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ICYMI: Cleveland defends decision to hire former D.C. cop accused of violating elderly black couple's civil rights news5cleveland.com/news/loca…

Cleveland safety advisor under fire from NAACP was Mayor Bibb's college roommate

The City of Cleveland defended its decision to hire a former D.C. Police detective who was at the center of a federal civil rights lawsuit. He was Mayor Bibb's college roommate, News 5 has learned.

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Cleveland promised oversight of police surveillance. The work hasn’t been done buff.ly/3TuVBpw
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“I had it written on my whiteboard,” Howard said. “That is where I do my best thinking.” themarshallproject.org/2024/…
Cleveland Promised Oversight of Police Cameras. But the Work Remains Undone

Cleveland Promised Oversight of Police Cameras. But the Work Remains Undone

In 2022, Mayor Bibb pledged to form a panel to address concerns over cameras and high-tech tools. It’s finally set to happen.

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