[Vision2020] The Ethics of the Daily News!

[Art Deco]

Daily News Readers, et al

Below the line is a letter which appeared in yesterday's Daily News.

Don't ethical news organizations fire reporters/columnists who pull this sleazy, very unprofessional stuff and then issue an apology to both the readers and the parties libeled?

I apologize beforehand to the many that think that using the words "Daily News" and "ethical news organizations" in the same sentence is an egregious oxymoron.

Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
deco at moscow.com

PS:  Perhaps the caption on the letter should be:  "Maybe its time to let some blood at paper."

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Maybe it's time for new blood at paper





I am becoming increasingly concerned about the quality of news coverage at the Daily News. Recently, you have published two business articles mentioning my favorite new downtown Moscow hangout, One World Café. 

The most recent, Timothy Hillebrand's column of April 2, was mostly just complaints about the noise level of the shop. 

Murf Raquet's column of March 19 is neutral overall but felt the need to mention the delayed opening of the café. 

Both columnists are entitled to their opinions, and it is of course their job to publish these opinions for their readers. However, neither columnist had actually visited the business. They both called in to ask a couple questions and then attempted to influence public opinion without direct knowledge of the business they were reviewing. 

If Timothy Hillebrand had found the time to visit One World Café, he would have found many people working on laptops in the warm, beautiful, calm and quiet space at all times of day, without earplugs. He also would have seen the phone that answered his call is located behind the espresso machine and is therefore in the loudest location in the building. 

An Argonaut student reporter toured the shop last month, interviewed the owners and staff, and then published a detailed and informative article about it on March 8. If the professional columnists of the Daily News business section don't have the time or inclination to actually research their columns, maybe it's time the Daily News hired some fresh blood. 

Nancy Yorinks, Moscow 
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