Last Sunday, we commented that the Daily Times had, for the first time in recent memory, published an article that was both accurate and critical of Salisbury's Tilghman administration. We only hoped that this was the beginning of a trend. While it's still too early to forever retire the "Tilghman Times" moniker which our local paper has so richly deserved in the past, we can only applaud their recent efforts and hope that those efforts continue. We all owe reporter Greg Latshaw our gratitude for writing articles that are overall, accurate and balanced. We also need to thank editors Erick Sahler and Greg Bassett for finally allowing such writing to see the light of day.
Has the Daily Times published every negative bit of evidence recently uncovered about the Tilghman administration's financial management of the city? Of course not. Given the record of Mayor Barrie Tilghman's stewardship of Salisbury, space constraints alone would prohibit such a thing. After all, the Daily Times only has Mr. Latshaw covering city government and it would be unfair of any of us to demand that every single page of the paper be devoted to the transgressions of the Tilghman administration.
Is it possible, even probable, that the only reason our local paper has finally decided to actually report on the Salisbury city government is because of immense public furor over the Tilghman administration's gross financial mismanagement (including $10.2 million that was misplaced)? Sure. Given their past record of whitewashing every fault of the Tilghman administration the public should be forgiven reverting to our baser instincts when it comes to the Daily Times. However, since neither you nor I can read the minds of the paper's management, nor are we privy to their motives, we should give them the benefit of the doubt while continuing to read each new piece critically.
Neither a day, nor a week, truly reveals a trend. However, we call them as we see them. What we're seeing right now from the Daily Times is the best coverage of Salisbury government that I can recall since Barrie Tilghman assumed the reigns of power.
cross posted at Delmarva Dealings
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Has the Daily Times published every negative bit of evidence recently uncovered about the Tilghman administration's financial management of the city? Of course not. Given the record of Mayor Barrie Tilghman's stewardship of Salisbury, space constraints alone would prohibit such a thing. After all, the Daily Times only has Mr. Latshaw covering city government and it would be unfair of any of us to demand that every single page of the paper be devoted to the transgressions of the Tilghman administration.
Is it possible, even probable, that the only reason our local paper has finally decided to actually report on the Salisbury city government is because of immense public furor over the Tilghman administration's gross financial mismanagement (including $10.2 million that was misplaced)? Sure. Given their past record of whitewashing every fault of the Tilghman administration the public should be forgiven reverting to our baser instincts when it comes to the Daily Times. However, since neither you nor I can read the minds of the paper's management, nor are we privy to their motives, we should give them the benefit of the doubt while continuing to read each new piece critically.
Neither a day, nor a week, truly reveals a trend. However, we call them as we see them. What we're seeing right now from the Daily Times is the best coverage of Salisbury government that I can recall since Barrie Tilghman assumed the reigns of power.
cross posted at Delmarva Dealings
Technorati Tags: Maryland, politics, Salisbury, Salisbury politics, media, Gannett, Tilghman Times, Daily Times, Barrie Tilghman
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How about the Gilchrest Times? This morning there are 3 letters to the editor and 3 grapevine entries all supporting Gilchrest, and several weeks ago Joe G started a series of posts where he would exposes the falsehoods in the 1st district political mailers, and he beat up (in this order) Harris, Pipkin, Harris, and then he retired the series.
It won't last. We'll soon be hearing how Mr. Latshaw left for a better position in his hometown or another area of the country.
Yes, I believe its too soon to pat them on the back Cato. Lets see how they report what happens with the state prosecutors office's investigation of the shenanigans of late in the city government!
A. Goetz
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