Paid Kuhl Staffer writes LTE to Messenger Post
Here’s a a prime example in today’s Messenger-Post. It’s from a woman who claims to have had her and her neighbor’s Kuhl lawn sign stolen. That may or may not be true, but she also got a paycheck from Randy Kuhl last month and has been a fundraising consultant for Kuhl for at least a year.
The difference between a letter to the Editor and an Internet comment is the editing process that supposedly goes into picking those letters. Out of a massive stream of mail, the paper picks a half-dozen letters to print. I think this means that newspapers ought to exercise a bit of due diligence, especially around campaign time.
Look, I could care less if paid political staffers write letters but they should be identified as such or, probably more accurately, they should identify themselves.
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