Can Semi-Retired Muckrakers Save Local Journalism?

Tampa Bay journalist Dan DeWitt retired to Brevard, N.C. four years ago, but that didn't stop him from reporting the news

A mural of Beethoven with sunglasses along Broad Street in downtown Brevard. The city of 8,000 has long attracted mountain bikers, hikers and world class musicians through its connection with Brevard Music College.

On its surface, the local media landscape in Western North Carolina doesn’t look all that different from 25 years ago. There’s WLOS News13, t…