Comments on: Media: Diversity of opinion on Peoria media panel

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:53:33 +0000

Let’s have blogs become news organizations. Then you can get sued and actually have the potential to lose something. Best thing in the world as then accuracy would matter.

By: sctobrien

sctobrien — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:47:15 +0000

Didn’t write it was an editor, but writer – sorry I didn’t make that clearer.

By: Billy Dennis

Billy Dennis — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:01:24 +0000

Well, I did too, but suddenly I’m getting error messages. So I’m back to ther one no one likes … Yikes

By: AnotherExJSer

AnotherExJSer — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:30:26 +0000

Neither JS opinion editor is either bearded or rotund.

I like this format SO much better than the one you’ve been experimenting with the past week or two, Bill.

By: sctobrien

sctobrien — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:31:02 +0000

Billy,

On one hand I agree with you on the “unsigned” editorial, but on the other hand, the trouble I have with signed editorials is that so many people automatically assign their biases toward the author instead of the content of the editorial.

For example, let’s imagine Al Franken or Ann Coulter wrote a really good and profound editorial. Before even taking in the content of the piece, the reader would instead assign their own constructs before examining the content solely based on their opinion of the author.

Still, when someone does right a piece that involves possible conflicts of interest, then I do think the person should reveal their name and any conflicts.

For example, from buddies of mine, I have learned whenever one bearded and rotund PJS writer writes a police-critical piece, then maybe that person should reveal any biases against cops that he may have, but never does.