FITSNews

FITSNews is a United States-based news website which covers politics and current events in South Carolina.

FITSNews
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Type of site
News
Available inEnglish
Founded2006
Area servedSouth Carolina, United States
Key peopleWill Folks (Editor)
Mandy Matney (News Director)[1]
URLfitsnews.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

History

FITSNews was founded in 2006[2] by Will Folks, called by The State the "bad boy of South Carolina journalism".[3] The site has been described by Columbia Journalism Review as a "rabble-rousing mashup of blog commentary, breaking news, and pictures of 'hotties'".[4]

In 2017 FITSNews was sued for libel by former South Carolina legislator Kenny Bingham over a story it published which cited anonymous sources alleging ethics violations against Bingham.[5] After Folks refused to reveal the site's sources for the story, Bingham's attorney sought to have him held in contempt of court. The South Carolina Press Association supported FITSNews' defense against the potential contempt citation, which judge William P. Keesley declined to impose. A jury ultimately ruled in favor of Bingham, and imposed nominal damages of $1 on FITSNews.[6]

"FITS" in the site's name, FITSNews, stands for "Faith in the Sound".[7]

Reporting

FITSNews covers news and events in South Carolina. Its reporting has been sourced by the The Island Packet,[8] WPDE-TV,[9] Politico,[10] Sports Illustrated,[11] and others.[12][13] The Columbia Journalism Review has described it as "a must-read for Palmetto State politicos".[14] In 2010, FITSNews was named to the Washington Post's list of the "best political blogs" in the United States.[15]

References
  1. "Mandy Matney". FITSNews. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. Smith, Ben (June 10, 2010). "The blogger who upended S.C." Politico. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. Monk, John (September 25, 2017). "Will Folks of Fits News dodges jail and fine in confidential-source dispute". The State. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. Joel, Meares (June 20, 2011). "FITSNews: Impolitic South Carolina political news". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  5. May, Charlie (June 28, 2017). "South Carolina political blogger faces potential jail time for refusing to reveal his sources". Salon. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  6. Hutchins, Corey (January 6, 2017). "Will a South Carolina political blogger go to jail to protect his sources?". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  7. Gray, Rosie (March 9, 2013). "South Carolina Blog Co-Owner Could Primary Lindsay Graham". Buzzfeed. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  8. Feit, Noah (April 25, 2018). "Another incident reported at SC prison where seven inmates were killed in riot". Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. "SLED looking into extortion allegations in Horry County". WPDE-TV. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  10. "Applying for an ACA exemption could be a headache — Dallas returns to high-alert, but no additional Ebola symptoms". Politico. October 9, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  11. "Photo of Clemson WR Higgins posing with $200K car deleted". Sports Illustrated. June 10, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  12. Kornbluh, Jacob (January 19, 2017). "Jon Lerner to serve as deputy UN ambassador". Jewish Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  13. Jonsson, Patrik (September 4, 2009). "After Sanford, more seamy accusations in South Carolina". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  14. "Will Folks". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  15. Cilliza, Chris (May 13, 2010). "The Best State Political Blogs". Washington Post. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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