It is one of my favorite things about the Internet and our Web site, www.delcotimes.com.
Call it feedback. Interaction. Sound Off. Whatever. That’s the whole idea behind what we’re doing online. It gives readers the opportunity to talk with us, literally holding something of a cyber-conversation about the stories we present each day.
We realize that a lot of the stories we publish – both in print and online - spark a pretty fair amount of conversation among readers. Often people take the time to call or e-mail me with their opinions.
But online is a different animal. We deliver stories. Then the floodgates open, as the public reads what we wrote, then offers their own ideas.
I love reading the comments attached to the stories we publish online. For one thing it provides immediate feedback. It also tells me what stories are drawing the most interest.
But it also does something else. It provides me with a window into the hearts and minds of our readers.
Which brings me back to the story of Mark Duncan. He’s the assistant principal at Academy Park High School who has been charged with making a threat against a student.
Our Web site has been buzzing since we first posted the initial word of his arrest. It’s pretty clear that the incident has been the talk of the school district.
It’s also pretty clear that there is no shortage of opinion as to exactly what happened between Duncan and that student, as well as his role at the school, just how tough that job must be, where the line should be drawn in terms of what a person in his position can say, and also a pretty lively debate about the conduct of young people today, both at Academy Park as well as elsewhere.
We made the paper’s position clear today on our editorial page. We believe there are two sides to every story and we’d like to hear Duncan’s version of what happened.
We’ll continue to follow this story as it makes its way through the courts. And we continue to invite readers to offer their opinions along the way.
That’s why they call it the information superhighway. You now have an opportunity to get behind the wheel and drive the conversation.
We’re more than happy to share the road.
Call it feedback. Interaction. Sound Off. Whatever. That’s the whole idea behind what we’re doing online. It gives readers the opportunity to talk with us, literally holding something of a cyber-conversation about the stories we present each day.
We realize that a lot of the stories we publish – both in print and online - spark a pretty fair amount of conversation among readers. Often people take the time to call or e-mail me with their opinions.
But online is a different animal. We deliver stories. Then the floodgates open, as the public reads what we wrote, then offers their own ideas.
I love reading the comments attached to the stories we publish online. For one thing it provides immediate feedback. It also tells me what stories are drawing the most interest.
But it also does something else. It provides me with a window into the hearts and minds of our readers.
Which brings me back to the story of Mark Duncan. He’s the assistant principal at Academy Park High School who has been charged with making a threat against a student.
Our Web site has been buzzing since we first posted the initial word of his arrest. It’s pretty clear that the incident has been the talk of the school district.
It’s also pretty clear that there is no shortage of opinion as to exactly what happened between Duncan and that student, as well as his role at the school, just how tough that job must be, where the line should be drawn in terms of what a person in his position can say, and also a pretty lively debate about the conduct of young people today, both at Academy Park as well as elsewhere.
We made the paper’s position clear today on our editorial page. We believe there are two sides to every story and we’d like to hear Duncan’s version of what happened.
We’ll continue to follow this story as it makes its way through the courts. And we continue to invite readers to offer their opinions along the way.
That’s why they call it the information superhighway. You now have an opportunity to get behind the wheel and drive the conversation.
We’re more than happy to share the road.
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