Local newspaper Staff editorial ,Please Read!

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by JRuegsegger

As a high school student on a FIRST team and in a journalism class, I can say that this is one of the worst articles I have ever read.

Bias and an obvious lack of research are both slathered thoroughly over that article. I won't even get into AP writing style.

Editorials don't have to be researched or unbiased... they are by definition opinion based.

As others have said, the best way to deal with the kind of person that writes crochety letters to the editor is to be incredibly nice. They are quite glad to get into a shouting match, as they know they are right in the very core of their being. Invite the author to team meetings & an event! If they don't change their mind, certainly they are invited to their own opinions. After all, I do not recall the last time my opinions about something were drastically altered by an Oped...

I had a particularly nasty one written about me in 2009. Last time I checked, I'm having a great time designing airplanes and living life. I'm sure the author is still in his house reading local news and writing nasty letters, but that doesn't affect my life in the least.