Edited by author 06-28-2002 08:41 PM
Here's my letter to the editor on this:

To the Editor:

Janet Weaver's June 28, 2002 explanation of the end of Rosemary Armao's management of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune explained little, justifying the decision to accept her resignation with a few generic remarks about "impartiality."

Why not present to your readers the facts, in this case the email that Armao wrote that was the "cause" of your depriving the public of the talents of a respected, principled and passionate journalist? What sort of impartiality have you displayed by refusing to publish (and link to) the email exchange that precipitated her departure? What sort of trust in your readers and in your managerial wisdom have you just managed to demonstrate?

Poynter.org and others on the Net have furnished the primary source material that you for no apparent reason chose not to disclose:

http://www.poynter.org/medianews/letters.htm#rosemary

Your readers will also find a fair amount of discussion of the judgment you rather summarily handed them.

Very truly yours,


Tom Matrullo