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Should comments be part of the news?

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

Along with several other bloggers, I saw a post at Silicon Alley Insider the other day about the New York Times highlighting reader comments on its front page — in this case, underneath a photo of Al Gore after he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Henry Blodget says the Times should be cong ... Continue reading »

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  • Karoli

    1 year ago

    Back when I worked at CNN interactive before the evil AOL took the reins and flogged the horse, comments on articles weren't just invited, they were coveted. Many times the original content would be enhanced by what was posted in response to it on the message boards, which were linked directly from the front page articles.

    My take is that comments should be welcomed as long as they're carefully moderated to rid them of spam, trolls and other unwelcome parasites.

    Nice theme, btw, except it took me a bit to find the comments link. :)
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  • Mathew

    1 year ago

    Thanks, Karoli. I agree. And I will have to make that comment link more obvious -- to me, comments are one of the best things about blogging.
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  • Mich

    1 year ago

    I don't see comments anywhere on NYTimes, even after clicking on three stories. What gives?
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  • Mathew

    1 year ago

    It seems to be the kind of thing that the NYT only does for big news stories or special events, Mich.
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  • ann michael

    1 year ago

    It seems to me that people were writing to newspapers - and getting their letters printed - long before the Internet, blogging, and comments. This is no different. I agree with you "a few carefully selected reader comments would be a useful addition to the story."
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