Cover local scholars, not just student athletes

Steve Rankin, via a kind reader's email:

The State Journal demonstrates once again that it values students primarily as athletes. If your gifts lie elsewhere, look for validation elsewhere.

Sunday's paper devoted pages to the area "athletes of the year" -- and that was only to cover spring sports. Every week includes "prep profiles," again glorifying athletes.

Once a year the paper used to run a feature section on the top 4 percent of Dane County graduating seniors as scholars, but that section has been discontinued.

This year's National Merit scholars, most of whom were announced to the press in April, are still a secret here. Music and theater are nowhere to be found, even though Madison is home to an entirely student-run orchestra. So kids, be a jock or get out of town!

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 29, 2012 2:48 AM
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