Policy Council Launching “Nerve” Website

In what could become some heady competition for Palmetto State media outlets (including FITS), the S.C. Policy Council is on the verge of launching a new “citizen reporter” website – perhaps as soon as next week.

Reportedly dubbed The Nerve (or something to do with nerves), the top secret project will provide original content from Policy Council writers as well as contributing writers from all corners of the state, sources tell FITS.

The conservative think tank has apparently been gearing up for the project for some time, which may explain its decision to hire two seasoned investigative journalists back in September.

So … is there a niche for The Nerve?

Certainly.

South Carolina has shown a healthy appetite for new media, particularly when it isn’t afraid to challenge all the government bureaucracies that the old media have permitted to run wild (with your money) for all these years.  And that’s no doubt what The Nerve will do.

We’re still not entirely sure what form this new entity will take, but we look forward to bringing you more information (and hopefully a launch date) soon …

And, of course, we welcome the new competitors on the block to our little corner of the “marketplace of ideas.”