An "F" in Journalism 101

No one could possibly understand the drama surrounding the continuing attempts of politicians to limit free speech (AKA "campaign finance reform") from reading this trainwreck of an article written in The State.

This is one of the worst examples of "He said, she said" reporting that I've ever seen. I would fail a 6th grader for submitting this; I really would.

The substance of the lawsuit is confined to two, one-sentence paragraphs that appear at the end of the article. That's pathetic. Those paragraphs belong near the top, you know, where people might actually read them.

Meanwhile, there's room for a quote from political spinmeister Terry Sullivan who obviously has not actually read the lawsuit. So he just spins it:

Terry Sullivan, a political consultant working for Cotty’s campaign, said SCRG is “playing games.”

“What do they have to hide?” Sullivan said.

Thanks for the insight, Terry.

Seriously, what sort of pathetic excuse for journalism is this? If you're going to advertise for Bill Cotty, at least sell him the space so you can get some revenue out of it. This sort of "reporting" is just silly.

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