Where’s the coverage?
Casey Mikell, Staff Photographer
There are many news stories out in the world today. Many are covered by multiple reporters and sometimes cover different sides of the story. There are some stories, however, that do not get multiple news outlets covering it. These stories could be local, small town news or they could be outrageous stories that many may not believe to be true. Either way, some stories do not get covered as well as others.
Teen killed while hiking in Florida
The Greenville News is a good example of a news outlet that covers more local news. There are a few stories that have not gotten a lot of coverage by other news outlets. For example, Greenville News reported about a young teenager from Neptune Beach, Fla. was killed while climbing a waterfall near Wildcat Falls. The two authors of the story, Elizabeth LaFleur and Mike Ellis, reported that one boulder was loose and shifted while the teen was climbing and struck the teen, killing him. The boulder was said to be at least 1,000 pounds. They did release the name of the teen, which was Jacob Bridges Acker.
BJU loses art professor
Another story that has not gotten much attention is about an Upstate professor who passed away. Donna Isbell Walker, the reporter, explains that Carl Blair passed away on Monday, January 22. Blair was a professor at Bob Jones University as an art professor. He had been working at BJU since 1957. The details of his death are unknown at this moment. Greenville News had done an interview with him in 2008 and one thing he said was, “Always take work seriously, but never take yourself too seriously.”
SC to lose teachers due to program termination
One other story that the Greenville News covered was that many South Carolina teachers will be leaving at the end of this school year due to the termination of the TERI program; or the Teacher Employee Retention Incentive. This program allowed retired teachers back into the classroom. Paul Hyde, the reporter, explained that state lawmakers believed the program allowed educators to “double-dip” as they earned a regular salary and also earned a pension. Throughout South Carolina, it is reported that about 7,500 teachers and state workers could lose their jobs because of the end of this program. There are some who are fighting to keep this program, saying that it helps smaller schools have more teachers.
