Another
      "Response
      From
      The
      Editor"
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      received
      another
      letter
      which
      I
      am
      unable
      to
     
     
      reprint
      because
      it
      was
      not
      signed.
      (Our
      submissions
     
     
      policy
      requires
      all
      published
      letters,
      articles,
      etc.
      to
     
     
      be
      signed,
      although
      the
      author
      may
      remain
     
     
      anonymous
      in
      print.)
      However,
      I
      am
      going
      to
     
     
      respond
      to
      this
      letter,
      as
      I
      have
      no
      other
      means
      of
     
     
      contacting
      the
      writer
      of
      this
      letter,
      and
      this
      person
     
     
      deserves
      a
      response.
      I
      apologize
      to
      other
      readers
     
     
      who
      will
      be
      hearing
      only
      one
      end
      of
      a
     
     
      conversation,
      but
      some
      of
      the
      matters
      may
      be
      of
     
     
      interest,
      so
      you’re
      welcome
      to.eavesdrop.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thank-you
      very
      much,
      "Concerned
      Journalism
     
     
      Student",
      for
      bringing
      your
      opinions
      to
      my
     
     
      attention,
      and
      for
      being
      so
      specific
      and
      articulate
     
     
      about
      your
      ideas.
      I
      would
      like
      to
      explain
      the
     
     
      "obvious
      problems"
      you
      pointed
      out,
      as
      there
      is
     
     
      more
      than
      meets
      the
      eye.
      The
      CFS
      article
      you
     
     
      assumed
      to
      be
      taken
      from
      CFS
      News,
      was
      not.
     
     
      Hence,
      no
      source
      was
      quoted.
      I
      already
      realize
      the
     
     
      norm
      is
      to
      insert
      ads
      on
      the
      left-side
      page,
      not
      the
     
     
      right,
      and
      every
      effort
      is
      being
      made
      to
      do
      this
      as
     
     
      much
      as
      possible.
      The
      ONLY
      time
      ads
      are
      ever
     
     
      inserted
      on
      the
      right-side
      page
      is
      when
      the
      paying
     
     
      advertiser
      requests
      specific
      placement
      of
      the
      ad
      on
     
     
      a
      particular
      page,
      and
      pays
      a
      premium
      for
      this
     
     
      special
      request.
      We
      do
      spend
      a
      lot
      of
      time
      and
     
     
      effort
      considering
      the
      optimal
      locations
      and
      proper
     
     
      layout
      of
      every
      piece
      in
      this
      publication;
      nothing
      is
     
     
      ever
      just
      "slapped"
      in
      to
      fit
      space.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Contrary
      to
      your
      statement
      of
      "The
      Far
      Side"
      being
     
     
      run
      in
      virtuously
      every
      newspaper
      in
      the
     
     
      Maritimes...’
      (I
      assume
      you
      meant
      "virtually"),
      this
     
     
      strip
      is
      not
      available
      in
      any
      other
      paper
      on
      PEI,
     
     
      according
      to
      Miller
      Features,
      the
      syndicate
      which
     
     
      distributes
      "The
      Far
      Side"
      in
      Canada.
      The
      fact
      that
     
     
      this
      strip
      was
      unavailable
      anywhere
      else
      was
     
     
      exactly
      why
      this
      strip
      was
      chosen.
      "Calvin
      and
     
     
      Hobbes"
      is
      available
      on
      a
      limited
      basis
      from
      The
     
     
      Evening
      Patriot.
      However,
      we
      take
      care
      to
      ensure
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      particular
      strips
      which
      we
      run
      are
      different
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      those
      run
      in
      the
      Patriot.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      must
      agree
      with
      you
      that
      content
      is
      an
      on-going
     
    
   
   
    
     
      problem,
      as
      is
      with
      any
      publication.
      However,
      it
      is
     
     
      also
      a
      top
      priority
      with
      me,
      and
      every
      effort
      is
     
     
      being
      made
      to
      improve
      upon
      this.
      Perhaps
      when
     
     
      you
      compare
      to
      other
      publications,
      this
      does
      not
     
     
      have
      as
      much
      to
      read,
      but
      I
      do
      believe
      that
      when
     
     
      compared
      to
      previous
      UPEI
      publications,
      we
      are
     
     
      steadily,
      (if
      slowly!)
      improving,
      in
      both
      the
      quantity
     
     
      and
      quality
      of
      content.
      I
      think
      it
      is
      much
      fairer
      to
     
     
      compare
      us
      to
      UPEI
      newspapers
      of
      past
      years,
      than
     
     
      to
      compare
      us
      to
      "The
      Globe
      and
      Mail".
      For
     
     
      example,
      in
      the
      past
      four
      issues,
      we’ve
      had
      eight
     
     
      articles
      which
      involved
      our
      reporters
      interviewing
     
     
      people
      directly
      related
      to
      UPEI;
      an
      average
      of
      two
     
     
      articles
      per
      issue.
      When
      I
      examined
      last
      year’s
     
     
      papers
      of
      corresponding
      dates,
      I
      failed
      to
      find
      a
     
     
      single
      article
      in
      any
      of
      the
      four
      issues
      which
     
     
      involved
      an
      interview
      of
      any
      kind,
      or
      reporter
      for
     
     
      that
      matter.
      Also,
      it
      has
      been
      a
      long
      time
      since
     
     
      editorials
      were
      a
      regular
      feature.
      I
      don’t
      mean
      to
     
     
      knock
      last
      year’s
      paper,
      I
      could
      make
      the
      same
     
     
      comparison
      between
      our
      fourth
      issue
      and
      our
      very
     
     
      first
      issue.
      We
      strive
      to
      improve,
      not
      only
      on
      last
     
     
      year’s
      paper,
      but
      on
      our
      own
      work
      as
      well.
      We
      will
     
     
      never
      be
      perfect,
      but
      we
      can
      keep
      getting
      better.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      are
      more
      than
      welcome
      to
      attend
      our
      brain-
     
     
      storming
      sessions
      any
      Tuesday
      at
      7:00.
      pm.
      Thank-
     
     
      you
      for
      your
      comments.
      I
      have
      a
      fairly
      good
      idea
     
     
      who
      you
      are,
      and
      realize
      you
      have
      a
      _
      hectic
     
     
      schedule
      this
      year,
      so
      I
      doubly
      appreciate
      you
      ©
     
     
      taking
      time
      out
      to
      inform
      me
      of
      your
      concerns,
      and
     
     
      thanks
      to
      everyone
      else
      who
      didn’t
      read
      this
     
     
      person’s
      letter,
      doesn’t
      know
      what
      I’m
      _
      talking
     
     
      about,
      but
      patiently
      read
      this
      anyway!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      4,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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