[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Re: Editorial Board request

[David Green]

This is the editor's response to me:


--- "Editor at dailyillini.com" <editor at illinimedia.com>
wrote:
> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:25:09 -0600 (CST)
> Subject: Re: Editorial Board request
> From: "Editor at dailyillini.com"
> <editor at illinimedia.com>
> To: "David Green" <davegreen48 at yahoo.com>
> 
> Mr. Green,
> 
> I trust this email finds you in good health and
> spirits.
> 
> I'm emailing you regarding an email which was
> forwarded to me by my
> managing editor, Margo O'Hara, a few weeks ago. Your
> email outlined a
> number of points, including a request to cover a
> rally held at the
> beginning of this week by AWARE and a request to
> meet with the editorial
> board.
> 
> I just wanted to address a couple of the points in
> your email. Obviously,
> we did not cover the AWARE rally, as we do not
> publish over Spring break,
> thus no one was assigned the story. Secondly, I and
> my staff have been
> very open to meeting with members of the campus and
> community. In fact,
> that has been one of the areas in which I have put
> forth the most effort
> as Editor in chief.
> 
> That being said, I have no qualms about meeting with
> you or other members
> of AWARE, provided we have a constructive dialogue.
> I noticed that you
> mentioned concerns about our "Ayers and Dohrn"
> editorial. I do not think
> it would be in the interest of my staff, nor a
> productive use of our time
> to discuss this editorial with you or members of
> AWARE, namely because
> 1)the editorial has already been written and so
> stands, and 2) it reflects
> the opinion of the majority of the editorial board.
> If you disagree with
> what was stated in the editorial board, you are more
> than welcome to
> submit a 350 word letter to the editor like every
> other reader. If you
> have questions about something specific within the
> editorial, you are more
> than welcome to give me a call or send me an email
> and I will do my best
> to explain any unclear points.
> 
> Moreover, I would like a more specified explanation
> of what exactly you
> want to discuss with our editorial board. Usually,
> we discuss pertinent
> issues with key players (i.e. Student Elections, MTD
> bus service, etc.).
> We also try our best to hear the opinions of members
> of the community.
> This said, please understand that we are not
> obligated to meet with anyone
> who requests a meeting, and even if a request is
> granted, you may not have
> the luxury of the entire editorial board. In some
> casees, it could be a
> one-on-one meeting with me. All of these decisions
> will be determined by
> me, and not by anyone else on my staff.
> 
> If you could get back to me with the specified
> information, I would
> greatly appreciate it. In addition, from now on,
> please refer all of your
> correspondences to me (with the exception of letters
> to the editor which
> go to the opinions at dailyillini.com account), not my 
> managing editor.
> 
> Thanks, and I hope to hear from you soon,
> 
> Amara C. Enyia
> 
> -- 
> Amara C. Enyia
> Editor-in-chief
> The Daily Illini
> 57 E. Green St.
> Champaign, IL 61820
> Phone: (217) 337-8365
> 
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