The letter you've all been (maybe) waiting for
Letter from the Editor
Katie Franklin '09
Issue date: 4/22/09 Section: Commentary
I feel like I talk to a brick wall sometimes. I feel like every week, heck every day, I tell the Wheaton community that as Editor in Chief I'm here, I'm listening. I want to know what people think of Wheaton and The Wire, and that yes, if you wrote a letter bashing the paper I'd still print it. Is anybody out there?
I want to say no. I know that people care and they are talking, but I don't hear it. I hear about it second hand or through the rumor mill, which we all know isn't exactly a highly reliable source of accurate information.
You know the expression, a pink elephant in the room? It's huge, it's really obvious, but no one talks about it. I feel like I'm a pink elephant. Last week, I sat in a room where people complained about The Wire, specifically concerning the incident at Sporty's and race. However, no one took the opportunity to address the EIC who was sitting right in front of them. People obviously had a problem with the way I run things, yet no one felt compelled to directly address me or even say, "Hey, Katie, I'm pissed that The Wire did this. Could you explain why?"
People always compare us to The New York Times and say that we need to be more like them, they would never print this so why should we? In all honesty, The New York Times couldn't give two shits about Wheaton knitting club or our alcohol policy. Yet simultaneously, people say that because we're not The New York Times, we should NOT print certain things even though they would because we're not a "real" newspaper. Just for the record, we're certified by the Associated Collegiate Press, so I'm not sure what other credibility people are looking for.
Also, to clarify, The Wire is not subsidized by SGA, or anyone. Yes, we get funding from SGA just like every other club. But by no means does that imply that they have a say as to what goes into the paper; nor does any administrative office or even President Crutcher. Our job is not to print just what people like; we print what's news when we have the information.
I want to say no. I know that people care and they are talking, but I don't hear it. I hear about it second hand or through the rumor mill, which we all know isn't exactly a highly reliable source of accurate information.
You know the expression, a pink elephant in the room? It's huge, it's really obvious, but no one talks about it. I feel like I'm a pink elephant. Last week, I sat in a room where people complained about The Wire, specifically concerning the incident at Sporty's and race. However, no one took the opportunity to address the EIC who was sitting right in front of them. People obviously had a problem with the way I run things, yet no one felt compelled to directly address me or even say, "Hey, Katie, I'm pissed that The Wire did this. Could you explain why?"
People always compare us to The New York Times and say that we need to be more like them, they would never print this so why should we? In all honesty, The New York Times couldn't give two shits about Wheaton knitting club or our alcohol policy. Yet simultaneously, people say that because we're not The New York Times, we should NOT print certain things even though they would because we're not a "real" newspaper. Just for the record, we're certified by the Associated Collegiate Press, so I'm not sure what other credibility people are looking for.
Also, to clarify, The Wire is not subsidized by SGA, or anyone. Yes, we get funding from SGA just like every other club. But by no means does that imply that they have a say as to what goes into the paper; nor does any administrative office or even President Crutcher. Our job is not to print just what people like; we print what's news when we have the information.
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posted 4/29/09 @ 2:31 AM EST
Here's the Colby story mentioned in the article: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-244430
And the response and facebook group:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-243815
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