tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post5228537500788599513..comments2023-05-03T04:30:21.758-07:00Comments on NCFocus: Reports of arrogance and censorship at The UnionAnna Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-47370841800030390472007-04-04T09:23:00.000-07:002007-04-04T09:23:00.000-07:00For reference: Yubanet's Peace March Photo Gallery...For reference: <BR/>Yubanet's <A HREF="http://yubanet.com/GVPeaceMarch07/" REL="nofollow">Peace March Photo Gallery</A>;<BR/>The Union's <A HREF="http://www.theunion.com/article/20070319/NEWS/103190150" REL="nofollow">War protesters march through Grass Valley</A>Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-15886384431831996582007-04-03T23:37:00.000-07:002007-04-03T23:37:00.000-07:00I should mention that I've had experiences similar...I should mention that I've had experiences similar to those recounted above - <BR/>- being asked if I was a subscriber (with the implication that only criticism from subscribers was worth their while; my response, that I'd been a longtime subscriber until several years ago, was not acknowledged)<BR/>- being called on the carpet for rudeness, when IMO I was civil (I'd like to give specific Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-86451018962661005682007-04-01T05:04:00.000-07:002007-04-01T05:04:00.000-07:00...and if you want readers to view an article that......and if you want readers to view an article that was printed elsewhere, please <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/29/AR2007032901956.html" REL="nofollow">link to it</A>. Don't reprint it here.<BR/><BR/>(otherwise the comments section will rapidly lose all value)Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-90634470219081830782007-04-01T05:00:00.000-07:002007-04-01T05:00:00.000-07:00"Anonymous", please avail yourself of one of the m..."Anonymous", <I>please</I> avail yourself of one of the many fine free pseudonyms, or better yet, use your real name.<BR/>Thank you.Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-26315801764713280622007-03-31T23:37:00.000-07:002007-03-31T23:37:00.000-07:00We would like an answer from Pelline about coverin...We would like an answer from Pelline about covering the March.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, note the trend.<BR/><BR/>The Facts of the Pentagon March<BR/>The Washington Post<BR/>Friday, March 30, 2007; Page A16 <BR/><BR/><BR/>The overwrought March 27 pro-war letter, "Points on the Antiwar Protest," including its false attack on the Answer Coalition, had the same credibility as President Bush's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-87423448689222731692007-03-31T22:18:00.000-07:002007-03-31T22:18:00.000-07:00re comment #20, "Why didn't the Union cover the Pe...re comment #20, "Why didn't the Union cover the Peace March on March 17, 2007?"<BR/>Maybe it was an accidental oversight. I don't know. <BR/>I also don't think we'll find out.<BR/><BR/>re comment #19, wherein Michael Kesti (a former coworker of mine) states that he's never had trouble getting a letter printed:<BR/>I believe this is "the exception that proves(tests) the rule" - as Stephen Jay Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-35070853828294442622007-03-31T21:01:00.000-07:002007-03-31T21:01:00.000-07:00I asked Jeff this question directly and I do think...I asked Jeff this question directly and I do think it deserves an answer so I am asking it here:<BR/>According to the poll listed below:<BR/><BR/>Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 28-29, 2007. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).<BR/><BR/>Polling.com<BR/><BR/>69% of the American public were against the war as of March 14, 2007. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-74751879012605919632007-03-31T16:37:00.000-07:002007-03-31T16:37:00.000-07:00In a letter I submitted and that The Union publish...In a letter I submitted and that The Union published, they changed one little-used word to another that I suppose they felt would be more commonly understood. I felt it needlessly changed my intended meaning, but not so much that I found it even mildly annoying. Otherwise, The Union has published, unedited, every letter and comment that I have submitted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-69196380145056047932007-03-31T10:15:00.000-07:002007-03-31T10:15:00.000-07:00To Jeff P:What's the URL for Virginia's letter tod...To Jeff P:<BR/>What's the URL for Virginia's letter today? I took a quick look over at The Union's website but couldn't find it.<BR/><BR/>And I'd like to make a point about intellectual honesty - part of being intellectually honest is being willing to apologize, or to somehow say "in retrospect, I could have handled situation Y better, I should have done Z"; i.e. to acknowledge and address the Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-60469388498785318082007-03-31T07:47:00.000-07:002007-03-31T07:47:00.000-07:00Yes, you should have contacted someone at the pape...Yes, you should have contacted someone at the paper. <BR/>Also, notice that Virginia Moran, among others, has a letter to the editor published in this morning's paper. From the paper's perspective, it fits the bill because it was 200 words or less. From a reader's perspective, it provides a fact-based discussion about the issue, whether you agree or not. A win-win. In fact, a model of a good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-88710996180749774672007-03-30T22:08:00.000-07:002007-03-30T22:08:00.000-07:00Whew.Thanks Jeff P for taking credit for your anon...Whew.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Jeff P for taking credit for your anon. comment - I wish all commenters would do likewise.<BR/><BR/>But Jeff, regarding the implicit putdown in your<BR/>"Since Anna didn't contact me to get the "other side" regarding her blog I'll set the record straight." - <BR/>a) thanks for clarifying your policies, although it sounds like you might want to clarify them with your staff Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-53475299352519663872007-03-30T17:10:00.000-07:002007-03-30T17:10:00.000-07:00last post was from JeffPlast post was from JeffPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-86658869171079415562007-03-30T17:09:00.000-07:002007-03-30T17:09:00.000-07:00nobody is being "censored" or "attacked." we're ju...nobody is being "censored" or "attacked." we're just asking that people adhere to some simple rules -- for writing letters for print and/or subscribing to the print paper. follow the rules and you get published, or you get the paper delivered to your home. it's that simple — as long as you accept that rules exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-2555491985788696752007-03-30T16:26:00.000-07:002007-03-30T16:26:00.000-07:00I think if you read the comment, "Milt" was talkin...I think if you read the comment, "Milt" was talking about The Sentinel, not the Auburn Journal and the Sentinel is locally owned and operated. I know this because it says this on the top of the newspaper.<BR/><BR/>Check your facts sir. This could explain problems at the Union....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-60064909057006240142007-03-30T16:15:00.000-07:002007-03-30T16:15:00.000-07:00In my defense, and in the defense of her freedom o...In my defense, and in the defense of her freedom of speech, a friend wrote a very nice letter to Dixie Redfern at The Union. In her reply, Dixie mentioned me by name, and described the status of my account at The Union. Since the other day when Jeff P. threw it in my face during our phone conversation, I've been confused and pissed off. The fact is that about three years ago, I had a subscriptionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-79739811713916379902007-03-30T15:51:00.001-07:002007-03-30T15:51:00.001-07:00Milt et al.,To set the record straight, The Auburn...Milt et al.,<BR/>To set the record straight, The Auburn Journal is owned by Brehm Communications of San Diego.<BR/><BR/>http://www.brehmcommunications.com/<BR/><BR/>-Jeff P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-81797163872138386782007-03-30T15:51:00.000-07:002007-03-30T15:51:00.000-07:00This is too difficult. I wrote a long comment, co...This is too difficult. I wrote a long comment, copied the squiggle letters three times, signed Anonomous rather than taking time to sign up for a Google account, and my comment blanked out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-16962500923405740162007-03-30T15:48:00.000-07:002007-03-30T15:48:00.000-07:00I hate TheUnion.com's new format. It is hard to na...I hate TheUnion.com's new format. It is hard to navigate, especially with different sections looping before my eyes, against my will: Sports, Business, ads, ads, ads ....<BR/> THIS CAMOFLAGES A CHANGE OF POLICY. They had always printed all Letters to the Editor, without editing, and there were several new ones every day. Now look at the dates: Only one or two or none a day until you get downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-5326795878875897292007-03-30T15:20:00.000-07:002007-03-30T15:20:00.000-07:00Since Anna didn't contact me to get the "other sid...Since Anna didn't contact me to get the "other side" regarding her blog I'll set the record straight.<BR/><BR/>Our rules for posting letters and Other Voices in print are straightforward:<BR/><BR/>1. Letters to the Editor are limited to 200 words<BR/>2. Other Voices are limited to 750 words.<BR/><BR/>We reserve the right to edit letters and Other Voices for clarity or space.<BR/><BR/>We publish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-31296699254444786142007-03-30T13:27:00.000-07:002007-03-30T13:27:00.000-07:00Joseph Pulitzer's words in The North American Revi...Joseph Pulitzer's words in The North American Review: "Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together . . . A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself."<BR/><BR/>What Pulitzer was saying is that journalism is more than just a way to make money or provide entertainment. It serves a public trust. Effective popular government, he had written, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-84192330462421868502007-03-30T13:07:00.000-07:002007-03-30T13:07:00.000-07:00"Most papers don't run every letter they receive, ..."Most papers don't run every letter they receive, as I explained. We run practically every letter. But we reserve the right to run letters to the editor. We are a business; we are not a public trust.", a quote from the Editor of The Union.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-81593012717305119902007-03-30T12:46:00.000-07:002007-03-30T12:46:00.000-07:00One last point I did not make:Pat Butler ran every...One last point I did not make:<BR/>Pat Butler ran everything I ever sent in without editing one word.<BR/>Not one word.<BR/><BR/>He may have shortened it or suggest changes in format, but he never ever asked me to change one word.<BR/><BR/>We miss you Pat.<BR/><BR/>VSMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-33652873792916728622007-03-30T12:33:00.000-07:002007-03-30T12:33:00.000-07:00Shortly after March 9 and reading Mr. Eubanks colu...Shortly after March 9 and reading Mr. Eubanks column on thinning, I began to compose a freelance column in reply to this column. I am a freelance writer.<BR/><BR/>I spent 4 hours composing it including rechecking literature citations for accuracy. <BR/><BR/>I submitted it to The Onion, er, I mean The Union, and Trina Kliest contacted me that they would only publish it as an "Other Voices." It wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-74061068494568828672007-03-30T12:21:00.000-07:002007-03-30T12:21:00.000-07:00I sent in a letter to the Editor of The Union abou...I sent in a letter to the Editor of The Union about a week before another reader's letter on the same topic, and had received a phonecall to confirm my letter. Granted, that phone message got deleted, and I didn't know the name of the person who called, so I called The Union twice and left messages to confirm. Finally, I emailed them to confirm my letter and see if it would be printed. I receivedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-56322011466023692672007-03-30T11:56:00.000-07:002007-03-30T11:56:00.000-07:00The Sentinel is a good little newspaper for its si...The Sentinel is a good little newspaper for its size and has alot of diverse opinion. It also dedicates tons of space to, well, articles. It is out of Auburn. One big fat fact probably contributing to its being a decent little newspaper---it's locally owned and operated. No corporate offices in Reno to answer to. <BR/><BR/>Check it out if nothing else to compare back to the Union.<BR/><BR/>MiltAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com