Have your say on 'news' content
A great big hello to all our readers.
As news editor it is my responsibility to keep in touch with our readers and to provide the content that you want to see, I take this very seriously and want to know what you think.
This week I noticed a conversation, which was taking place on twitter, where one reader was being slightly critical of the content of our news pages. The comments were slightly off as they said that we report on studies carried out on fruit flies - something never covered by us I hasten to add - and it also mentioned trivialisation of celebrity. Again this is an oppinion which I would query as we take the reporting of any individual very seriously. I think that the overall opinion was that we cover too much research into mental health and too much celebrity - this got me thinking!
Research is vital if we want to improve the understanding and treatment of mental illness, in my opinion, and we know from our figures that when we do occasionally write about celebrity it is very popular.
It is very important to us that we bring you news on all subjects which are of interest to you and this is what we strive to do, however, the best judges of how we are doing are our readers. So I ask you to let me know what you would like to see in our 'news' reports. What subjects would you like to see more of and which ones would you prefer to see less of? Between us I know we can hit the right balance so feel free to comment below and I'll do my best to bring you all you want to read about.
Comments
Ahh - thank you - that's made my day. We all have different favourites but a balance of both educational and light reading must be good. So glad that you agree.
Liz
I totally agree, its a great idea and it will work. Just because we suffer mental health issues or are interested in mental health does not mean we do not like a laugh or do not wish to talk about wider ranging issues.
keep up the good work Liz. I shall look forward to seeing how it all goes.
Hi Paul,
Thanks for taking the time to leave comment and for your encouraging words. It feels good to actually interact with readers and to know what you want.
Liz
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