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Matter of Opinion

Will the paper’s blogs hurt the paper?

A reader sent me this column by the public editor on the Orlando Sentinel.

It concludes:

It makes me wonder -- and I suspect that it will make readers wonder -- what separates the Sentinel's news reports from the unverified postings of people who don't want you to know their names.

As they navigate the tricky transition to the Web, newspapers will have to guard carefully what distinguishes their content from the mountain of information -- true and otherwise -- available on the Internet.

What are your thoughts on the intersection of blogs and newspapers?



A Matter of Opinion is really a matter of three opinions – those held by the people responsible for the opinion pages of The Spokesman-Review. Check in regularly to find out what they’re up to, what they think and where they differ and to joust with them if you want.