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M Junaid Khan 201 501 570 Journalism and Public Life Week 7- Community Newspapers Tutor- Kamini With regards to Letters to the Editor, Warl- Jorgenson (2002) believes that they "are not representative of the general population". She believes that the letters printed and often written only represent a segment of the general population. In this way, the interests of the general population are not catered for. Letters that are misrepresentative allow media companies to cater for only the needs of a few while neglecting the greater public. The author then argues that the operation of the newspaper " is orientated away from the service of the public and from taking seriously its concerns and ideas" Warl- Jorgenson (2002:186). She then states that contemporary newsroom practises function in a top-down way. I believe that this is like the military, where feedback is minimal. Top-down journalism would imply that journalists have a sense of power and that the...

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