2008 Woodie Awards
Please write us a letter, not harass us on Facebook
Issue date: 9/13/07 Section: Opinion/Editorial
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With the rise in technology and the increase in students and faculty and staff using social networks such as Myspace and Facebook, we at The Journal have been subjected to complaints about the paper from people using various online outlets. The number of complaints from those using less than formal means of communication has led us to ask that students use our e-mail addresses through The Journal for comments.
Each staff writer has his or her own e-mail address for comments and complaints. These e-mail addresses are located directly below our names in the byline of each article. Rather than wasting valuable time searching for the offending reporter on an online network, simply send an e-mail to the address already furnished by the newspaper.
Better yet, if you have the time and inclination to disparage an article, air your grievances publicly by writing a letter to the editor. You may do so via our Web site at http://www.webujournal.com or by sending an e-mail to letters@webujournal.com. Like most newspapers, The Journal reserves a section where such letters are published.
What's particularly surprising to us at The Journal is the number of staff and faculty who berate Journal reporters via these social networking sites, particularly through Facebook. Though Facebook is not the sole domain of students, we did expect better from those who want to impart their knowledge to us. If Journal reporters do something wrong, perhaps contacting them through Facebook is not the best way to explain his or her mistakes.
Journalists are told to write for their readers. Readers return the favor by addressing comments and complaints in the appropriate forums. The Journal is a platform for public discussion and should be used as such.
As student writers and editors producing a weekly newspaper, we sometimes make mistakes. Still, it is unacceptable for readers to attack the writers and editors of The Journal through online social outlets.
Each staff writer has his or her own e-mail address for comments and complaints. These e-mail addresses are located directly below our names in the byline of each article. Rather than wasting valuable time searching for the offending reporter on an online network, simply send an e-mail to the address already furnished by the newspaper.
Better yet, if you have the time and inclination to disparage an article, air your grievances publicly by writing a letter to the editor. You may do so via our Web site at http://www.webujournal.com or by sending an e-mail to letters@webujournal.com. Like most newspapers, The Journal reserves a section where such letters are published.
What's particularly surprising to us at The Journal is the number of staff and faculty who berate Journal reporters via these social networking sites, particularly through Facebook. Though Facebook is not the sole domain of students, we did expect better from those who want to impart their knowledge to us. If Journal reporters do something wrong, perhaps contacting them through Facebook is not the best way to explain his or her mistakes.
Journalists are told to write for their readers. Readers return the favor by addressing comments and complaints in the appropriate forums. The Journal is a platform for public discussion and should be used as such.
As student writers and editors producing a weekly newspaper, we sometimes make mistakes. Still, it is unacceptable for readers to attack the writers and editors of The Journal through online social outlets.
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