From the Quill
Writes Vicksburg Post managing editor Charlie Mitchell in his weekly column: Again in 2007, the Mississippi Press Association and the Mississippi Coalition for Freedom of Information will try to convince the Mississippi Legislature that law enforcement agencies need to have standard “incident reports” available to the public.
Star-Herald editor and publisher Mark Thornton on creepy coaches: Last week, my friend and colleague Robbie Robertson got put in the most unenviable position a small-town journalist can be put in. He had to write a Scarlett Letter-like story about someone he had been friends with — a coach who was charged with statutory rape of a 16-year-old student in Newton County. That charge came about as a result of the investigation into a similar charge in Marion County.
Clarion-Ledger editorial director David Hampton issues an invite: …We want to broaden the conversation by expanding the blogs. I am in the process of recruiting potential bloggers. So, want to join the conversation?