tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post6860235106311801296..comments2024-03-28T03:12:12.079-05:00Comments on Northern Valley Beacon: Sandra Fluke: the new Emmanuel GoldsteinDavid Newquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-51217081151553526992012-03-28T02:48:01.489-05:002012-03-28T02:48:01.489-05:00The problem is that a lot of small town newspapers...The problem is that a lot of small town newspapers (not sure what the population of Aberdeen is, but I live in a rural area and know that some of the newspapers here have this problem) are just plain lazy. They are short-staffed and often when they get letters, even false letters, they would rather just throw them in there to fill space than to actually fact check them.<br /><br />In larger circulation newspapers the number of letters is sufficient that they can parse them and pick out the best ones, but small town papers sometimes throw them all in a pile and put in as many and of just the right length as they need to complete the page.<br /><br />Not dishonest journalism, so much as lazy journalismEli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-72499975863292208092012-03-28T02:45:35.018-05:002012-03-28T02:45:35.018-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.com