Kudos for a very balanced and informative lead article “‘Talk Back:’ Where opinion is 24/7”
WATCHDOG: The article states “Talk-Back was launched ‘as a means to add fresh, unique and user-provided content’ to LancasterOnline.com'” according to Harold Miller, Lancaster Newspapers’ (LNP) president and CEO.
Along with comments from participants and authorities, the article deals with the virtues and drawbacks of providing anonymity for the contributors. Both LNP and NewsLanc act as custodians of the actual identities, and censor material that they consider outright libelous or egregious misinformation. (Due to the complexity of monitoring its large volume, LNP will on occasion mechanically ban some ongoing rule violators.) Otherwise, contributors have their say with the chips falling where they may.
