INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL

The May 28th front page, three column wide photo of a dejected youngster appears under the heading “Speller falls short; Early error costs Stevens girl at bee.”

WATCHDOG: Is it poor taste on the part of the editors to portray (shame?) a young contestant in such a manner? A fourteen year old isn’t an adult celebrity and shouldn’t be treated as such in her moment of anguish.

The article only merited a short mention inside the newspaper without a photo, as a follow up to the earlier feature story.