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Matt Zencey

Matt Zencey joined the Daily News as an editorial writer in 1985 and was named editorial page editor in May 2007. He has won several. "Best editorial writing" awards from the Alaska Press Club and was a Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University. He lives on the west side of Anchorage, where he enjoys the best weather in town and easy access to the Coastal Trail. E-mail Matt at mzencey@adn.com

Frank Gerjevic

Frank Gerjevic has worked at the Daily News since 1978, where he's been sports editor, copy editor, reporter and columnist. He's been an editorial writer since 1998. He began his newspaper career with the Anchorage Times in 1975. E-mail Frank at fgerjevic@adn.com

Rosemary Shinohara

Rosemary Shinohara is an editorial writer who has lived most of her life in Alaska. She has spent most of her career as a reporter or editor at the Daily News. She covered construction of the Alaska oil pipeline, the Legislature, schools and urban affairs. She has also been an editor for NPR's All Things Considered, and has written for the Associated Press. E-mail Rosemary at rshinohara.com

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Who's accountable for ADN editorials?

Posted by editorial_views

Posted: May 7, 2008 - 11:14 am

Somebody who was unimpressed by our editorial about Jake Metcalfe's silence on his campaign's dirty tricks complained that "the ADN is being “righteous”, yet as usual - unaccountable. No name is signed on the editorial as usual, but the ADN editors slam a politician for not being accountable. This is basically a rat calling another rat … a rat."

I posted this reply to him, under the heading, "Who's accountable at ADN - unsigned editorials"

Dear Mr. Stick-It-To-The-Man:

Like almost all newspaper editorials, ours in the Daily News are not signed. They reflect the opinion of the newspaper as an institution rather than any individual writer. The person who writes it is, in effect, a "speechwriter" for the paper.

However, if you would like to hold someone "accountable" for this opinion or any other, I'm your guy. I'm the editor of the opinion section. My name is on the masthead, every day, and my contact information is on the op-ed page, every day.

-- Matt Zencey, editorial page editor


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