Daily Times Awards Show Poor State of Local Coverage
In this morning’s Daily Times we see that Gannett’s local outpost has gone out and won 35 awards from the Maryland - Delaware - D.C. Press Association. WOW!
Note that there was one award for an article, authored by former reporter Katherine Crowell, about the “short life span of Salisbury City Council members”. This piece was more of a feature piece than hard news coverage.
This lends further evidence to the poor state of coverage provided by the Daily Times when it comes to local government and politics, particularly when it comes to Salisbury city government. Of course this was something that we already knew.
Recently reporter Joe Gidjunis left for a more northern clime. What to do? Move city reporter Greg Latshaw over to the county beat, even though he hasn’t mastered city coverage yet. Latshaw’s replacement: a young lady who appears to follow past Daily Times practice of taking dictation from Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman.
Given the state of city’s finances this is just what the taxpayers need. Of course, if Ms. D’Alessandro ever exhibits talent for her job, the can transfer her elsewhere.
cross posted at Salisbury News
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