Friday, February 18, 2005
No, you're wrong
Calstuffer Andy Ratto has an interesting readers rep column, which makes the following claim:
The political stagnation occurring on campus is fueled by one key reason: The lack of a moderate voice to provide the leadership necessary to bring together a large enough coalition to make a difference. The Daily Californian has shirked this responsibility.
And...
There are far too many worthwhile, compelling causes that are being ignored. Seeing the Daily Cal sit back and play a passive role as nothing is done is saddening. If its Senior Editorial Board cares enough to write about an issue, they should care enough to put their effort into improving that situation.
In some sense I agree. My suggestion, though, is just to ditch the editorials altogether. They add very little to the paper. Do you really want the paper to choose an agenda and "flood the zone with continuing, concentrated coverage"? You end up with the Daily Planet if you do that. Let the newspaper report the news, please. If they want to fight wars and such, it'd be nice if they did it seperately, so we could still read the news.
Curiously, in the same paper, an editorial criticizes the city government for their empty resolutions without action. Andy should get royalties.
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