The title of this entry is not intended to be ironic. It's no secret that I've been a regular of The Post-Star in recent years. But I have to give them praise for the excellent series on suicide that the daily is running this week. (The series is available online by clicking here).
The series is not preachy or finger-wagging or self-righteous. It's informative, useful and emotionally powerful, a trio that is not always easy to blend.
This is the sort of good, public service journalism about serious issues that I hope to see more of in the paper.
Update: On an unrelated note, weekly Chronicle editor Mark Frost launched its latest salvo in his regular attacks on the Post-Star. The issue was regarding the weekly's inclusion in a interview with visiting Sen. John McCain, something the daily was not invited to and was peeved about. Frost published private emails sent by journalists at the daily to a member of McCain's staff. This is at least the second time he's published such private emails sent by The Post-Star staff. I know Mark Frost personally and I like him a lot but I find this practice ethically dubious to say the least. (Even more so since the emails weren't even sent to him directly.) The correspondances did not reveal any illegal or unethical activity, only a bit of sour grapes. The only reason Frost ran the letters was as a transparent jab against a competitor he despises. I've had email correspondances with Mr. Frost and with several journalists at The Post-Star. Though I've had my differences with both papers, it would never occur to me to publish any of those emails without their consent.
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