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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
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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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4 April 19, 2008 - 2:09pm | rfn
Curiosity compels me to ask:
Is there one set of standards for what is or is not offensive or to the various people who "moderate" make their own decisions?
By way of example, earlier today a flagged comment using "Hitler" in a personal attack was cleaned up. (Alaska Politics)
The very same comment, word for word, was reposted within one hour by the same originator. Again it was flagged.
The post that had been cleaned up earlier remained in the sanitized form; a number of other posts were deleted, but the re-post of the "Hitler" attack was allowed to remain.
What logic is functioning? Are "Hitler" comparisons OK...if so, why might the first one have been cleaned up?
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