There are definitely times when newspapers publishing letters to editors shouldn't publish writers' names. However, today's edition of The Daily Examiner is not one of those times. One has to hope this was an oversight by the Examiner.
Friday, 20 September 2013
"Name supplied" - readers invited to guess who penned the letter
There are definitely times when newspapers publishing letters to editors shouldn't publish writers' names. However, today's edition of The Daily Examiner is not one of those times. One has to hope this was an oversight by the Examiner.
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Oh, this misleading letter deserves to go to Media Watch & to the Press Council if someone complains to the Daily Examiner editor and she doesn't identify the writer and apologise to readers
My guess - Judith Melville
It may be that this letter to the ediotr was written by an APN employee/Daily Examiner staff member and that is why name and address are not shown.
It could even be an attempt by management to ginger up the letters column post-election.
I seem to recall that under Peter Chapman's former editorship of this newspaper there was a feeling that certain published letters were not genuine.
cannot see why this writer thinks they need to be anon.
I think it might have been one of the following :
Abbott
Credlin
Bishop (the younger)
Bishop (the elder)
Joyce
Bernadi
Hunt
Dutton
Truss
Bolt
Cash
Jones
Murdoch
etc etc
Even Sophie Mirabella could be a suspect ..... right up her alley.
To Anonymous 9.20 am 20.09.13,
"My guess - Judith Melville"? ROFLOL
Did you even read the letter in the NCV post?
BTW you actually aren't as anonymous as you think :-D
CG - never thought I was anonymous, bloody IP addresses, but I just testing to see if the blog author would let any non-leftie posts through, funny 1-liner though, wasn't it!
Anonymous,
Blog post authors do not moderate - NCV Administration does.
If you scroll down to the bottom of the sidebar you will find the only comments which may be rejected are those which include defamatory statements, racist remarks, hate speech, incitement to violence, gratuitous insults, obscenities, active matters before the courts, trolling and spam.
A comment's perceived position on the political spectrum is irrelevant.
"Active matters before the courts", hmm, you sure moderator, thought I read some musings on a recent case here the other day, nothing like a vindictive poster delighting in an old nemesis having a bit of law trouble?
Grow up, Anon.
As you well know, the policy applies to submitted comments.
It does not apply to posts by NCV authors who understand the parameters of opinion.
End of discussion. Go troll someone else.
Nobody mentions Dick Richards yet. He's my bet.
Nobody's mentioned Ibbo yet. Why not?
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