Daily Archives: May 26, 2010

Investigative Journalism at its Best

Will Forks and Nikki Haley. Photo courtesy of wyff4.com

I’m not entirely sure why, but this whole “blogger having an affair with South Carolina gubernatorial candidate” story is giving me a good chuckle. Today’s lesson: how to get a good scoop via texts and social media.

Not to toot my own horn, but I have my master’s in journalism. I was a reporter for more than three years while in grad school and afterwards. I’ve covered Congress. I’ve won awards (ok, I’m tooting my own horn a little), and I would NEVER…EVER…send the following text message:

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Nicole Scherzinger is Our New DWTS Champion!

Nicole and Derek win! Adam Larkey/ABC

Now, this might not come as a shock to a lot of you, considering Nicole blew away the competition for most of the season, but after Monday’s showing, the judges had me thinking it could be anybody’s game. (I’m also pretty confident in my suspicions that the judges give arbitrary scores based on what producers want, but whatever it’s good TV!)

Tuesday night was a night of showmanship and fun, and what a great way to end what has been one of my favorite seasons! All of the contestants were back for one more dance (Kate Gosselin is still terrible), and past winners and contestants crowded the audience to get a taste of the greatness that was Season 10.

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