#56 - The Comments Section: Letter Writer of the Month and Facebook discourse
Portland Press Herald Audio
English - July 18, 2017 20:47 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsNews news politics maine opion portland sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Editorial page editors Greg Kesich and Sarah Collins dug into the mailbags to crown Kathleen Mikulka as June's Letter Writer of the Month. In this episode, Mikulka joins us to share more about her teaching experience and why she is concerned about creating education policy based on test scores. We also hear from social media czar Jim Patrick, who makes the argument that while Facebook maintains its reputation for impulsive, ad hominem comments, the Press Herald has also attracted engaged, informed readers that will tempt you to defy the Internet principle of "Don't read the comments!"
Lastly, we dig into the funniest, smartest, most indignant messages from PressHerald.com, featuring yarmouth1, bowdoin 81, elvisisdead, 3midcoastg8tor, and a special appearance by columnist Jim Fossell.
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