If you’ve been visiting the McClatchy Company’s Editor’s Blog where Raleigh N&O exec news editor Melanie Sill posts and responds to readers questions and complaints, you know it hasn't been a happy blog for months.
Since late March when readers were first exposed to the N&O’s biased and inflammatory coverage of the Duke lacrosse story, many have complained the N&O was making a terrible situation worse, including more dangerous.
Sill’s let readers know she's very proud of the N&O’s Duke lacrosse coverage, which she regularly praises.
But many readers have continued to complain and question.
Sill’s responded with threats to ban certain readers from the Editor's Blog; and she's deleted comments she claims were off topic. (Full disclosure: I'm one of those she treatened to ban. I've not commented at the blog for about a month. - JinC)
Now the latest:
Today, on the "Duke lacrosse comment" thread, Sill told readers :
I don't have endless time to remove off-topic comments. If those who post comments can't follow the guidelines, we'll have to find another approach.Gee, I didn’t think what the readers were saying was all that bad.
As to some of the coverage above [By “coverage above” I think Sill mean comments critical of the N&O – JinC]:
We're not in the business of news coverage that condemns or takes a side. We've pushed hard on the story from the beginning and will continue to report in depth. Though I keep up with your comments here, our coverage is not aimed at appeasing complainers or critics.
But then I'm not a McClatchy Company news editor.
Why don’t you take a look at the readers’ comments. There are 47 of them there right now plus some responses from Sill. See what you think. Decide for yourself.
Moving on.
Sill’s foot-stamping remarks reminded me of the school principal who was asked, “What’s your school like?”
Well, it would be a pretty fine place but for the kids, teachers and parentsMcClatchy CEO Gary Pruitt tells stockholders they shouldn’t worry that the company’s stock has fallen in the last few years from 70 to the low 40s.
Pruitt says that's because McClatchy has a great future in interactive journalism.
Hmmm.
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http://blogs.newsobserver.com/editor/index.php?title=duke_lacrosse_comments_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
3 comments:
Damn the spam.
Ms. Sill claims in here comments that you have not been banned. So go back over and post to see if she really means it.
She also claims that registration has always been required which is pure baloney.
I don't know what is worse, a person putting up all that horrible spam, or a person dumb enough to think anyone is going to click on any of it....
Locomotive Breath,
It's very nice to hear from you.
I saw your comment at the Editor's Blog and appreciate it very much.
Sill hasn't outright banned me; she just threatened many times to do it.
I made it clear she threatened but didn't ban.
I hope soon to be back commenting at the Editor's Blog.
I was very glad to see your comment here. Because you hadn't commented in a while, I wondered if you were still visiting.
I'm glad you are.
Take a look at the latest Talking with Regulars post. There are a couple of item that directly relate to you.
As for "pure baloney" from Sill.
Yes, that's her favorite dish for readers.
Watch for a post tomorrow pointing out how she's treated readers with her "explanation" of the N&O publication of the "vigilante" poster.
John
Anon,
Yes, the spam shouldn't fool anyone.
I need to try to do a better job of getting at it.
John
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