WIS-TV announced a new partnership between the South Carolina Department of Education and PragerU.
Three cheers to Ellen Weaver and her staff for approving this.
But how did WIS-TV announce it through its reporter, Kevin Connaughton?
He wrote, among other words, "The conservative media organization and nonprofit, founded in 2009 by radio talk show host Dennis Prager, has generated controversy through its provocative educational videos."
"controversy"? "provocative"?
To me, that's opinion, not news.
I emailed the reporter this morning:
"Was your article on the SCDE and PragerU intended to be News or Opinion?"Why would you write that PragerU has "has generated controversy through its provocative educational videos"?"Isn't that your opinion which, I would suggest, doesn't belong in a news story? I suggest that only The Left will consider PragerU videos as "provocative". PragerU presents information that is too often left out of curricula in our schools. I invite you to view a number of 5-minute videos and Thursday Fireside Chats on http://www.prageru.com and then write another article about this partnership."
You can read his article on wistv.com
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