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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 2012
Page
13
The Aiken Standard credits Scott B. Hunter as Publisher and Timothy E. Obriant as Executive Editor with Dee Taylor, Melanie Smith, Phil Yates, Terri Cheek, Laura Tiedman and Letitia Jefferson filling key department roles. The page opens with a William Ellery Channing quote about power and love.
Editorial cautions that social media overhype risks privacy and civility during the London Games. It cites Hope Solo and Brandi Chastain controversies, a Swiss racism ban, and Michael Phelps missing a medal as examples. The piece urges focusing on the athletes and the show rather than online nitpicking.
University of Miami trained lawyer Robert Kilmer camps a You Defend It Debate concept to force direct answers and real time fact checks, arguing politics and media need a better standard. He pilots a radio version and a weak TV pilot while pursuing broader backing from citizens and journalists. Leonard Pitts Jr. notes Kilmer's persistence and motives.
Cindi Ross Scoppe argues the governor used her position to shield questions about her 14 year old daughter working in a state agency. The piece critiques the handling of inquiries and calls for accountability in public-office family employment.
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor up to 300 words signed with the writer’s address and daytime phone for verification. Anonymous or organized-campaign letters won’t be published. submission is discretionary and may be edited for length, libel, and taste.
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