tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post5431272416228842300..comments2023-10-24T01:17:35.297-07:00Comments on Etaoin Shrdlu: Let's talk before we writeHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-52962886405901854242008-09-02T05:42:00.000-07:002008-09-02T05:42:00.000-07:00As a retired editorial writer for a major chain-ow...As a retired editorial writer for a major chain-owner paper, I am appalled. Editorial opinion, as we have trumpeted for years, is the informed opinion of the publisher and the editorial board. It is not influenced by those who shout the loudest. If, for instance, great Southern newspapers had given a whit about what readers thought they would never have sounded the call for integration.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-6420983455512307382008-08-26T10:47:00.000-07:002008-08-26T10:47:00.000-07:00I think that's a fantastic idea. Many readers of t...I think that's a fantastic idea. Many readers of the paper where I (used to?) work as an on-call copy editor make huge assumptions in their blogs and story comments about how and why editorial viewpoints come to be. As I'm not one of those editors or entitled to speak in any official capacity, I don't feel I have a right to answer the readers or defend the process, however much I might want to. Emily Roysdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679796203438784107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-48444247029905531492008-08-25T12:53:00.000-07:002008-08-25T12:53:00.000-07:00What's more, audiences are changing fast. I'd say ...What's more, audiences are changing fast. I'd say people are much more likely to participate now than even a year ago -- and, thanks to socia media etc., much more capable.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-91181118860788226822008-08-25T12:49:00.000-07:002008-08-25T12:49:00.000-07:00We actually did the same thing in Greensboro, star...We actually did the same thing in Greensboro, starting <A HREF="http://blog.news-record.com/staff/voice/2007/07/welcome_come_on_in_and.shtml" REL="nofollow">Your Voice at the Table</A> in July 2007. It worked well for a while, but eventually tapered off so the editorial folks changed its directions and posted editorials there.<BR/><BR/>I hope Minneapolis' experience will be better. Probably will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com