Online public comments came in for quite the criticism at the annual National Conference of Editorial Writers, the North American body for editorial-page leaders.
The journalists said that oversight of those comments shouldn't have been surrendered, that the comments-for-traffic trade has been a mistake, and that the standards of news organizations have been hurt by the arrival of comments.
While a panel discussion indicated that there is too much value in these comments to eliminate them, there was agreement that vigilant oversight is needed.
The journalists said that oversight of those comments shouldn't have been surrendered, that the comments-for-traffic trade has been a mistake, and that the standards of news organizations have been hurt by the arrival of comments.
While a panel discussion indicated that there is too much value in these comments to eliminate them, there was agreement that vigilant oversight is needed.
