Was the Chronicle trying to make Tutt look bad? Who was the original source of this story?
The story ran on Feb. 25th, the same day as Tutt’s Black History Program honoring African-Americans in the local media. This historic assembly was featured on all the local T.V. stations in the Augusta area. It was great to see so many motivational speakers and personalities in one area. The story ran at least 6-7 times within a two day period on the local news. Yet, the Augusta Chronicle did not run one story on this momentous occasion. Even though they had representatives at the program, they refused to mention the black history program. Even Patrick Riley, a Communications major from Augusta State Univ. saw the importance of covering the event for the school newspaper, The Bell Ringer. So it’s hard for me to believe that the Chronicle deemed the story not worthy of reporting. The Chronicle has a history of running with outlandish news stories to try to sell papers. The most recent example was the ridiculous all-white basketball league proposed by Don “Moose” Lewis. This charlatan ca
