Dumbing down news doesn't serve readers
The News & Record is in business to make money. That's understood. Your editor also claims to accept the role of serving the community and has reminded us it is his community as well. Too many media companies are "dumbing down" content because it sells, and/or they can produce it cheaply.
I'm here to ask our local newspaper to keep the bar raised, invest a few extra dollars to inform and educate readers as best as possible. There is no issue more important on our nation's horizon than the war on terrorism and the consequences of this war for our future. The most informed and insightful journalist on the subject of the Middle East and Arab-Israeli-U.S. relations is Thomas Friedman of The New York Times. I applaud your paper for running this column. Don't stop it.
Which school textbooks do you select for your kids -- good, better or best? Well, how are you going to best serve your friends and neighbors in our community? Good, better or best?
Funnel cake is great, but a healthy diet requires the addition of healthy foods. It is said that you are what you eat. Well, you own the restaurant. What are you going to serve us?
Steve Patton
Greensboro
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