Simply put, your decision to cut editorials from your paper is profoundly misguided, especially with the faulty reasoning provided for the student body. I can only hope that other college media outlets do not mimic your duck-and-run approach to journalism.

A former editor of a college daily, I am familiar with the stresses of nightly newsgathering and the shame of having to acknowledge a mistake. Running a daily newspaper is a risky and thankless job. Editors have to develop thick skins for the inevitable angry phone calls and letters that are a staple of any newsroom – if that newsroom is performing its functions properly.

However regrettable factual errors are, it is every newspaper’s responsibility to get up off the mat, acknowledge them and continue to publish. Would your paper cancel news if one of your stories was found to be fatally flawed? After this shameful cop out, I’m afraid to hear the answer. And after admitting your inability to fact check editorials, how can readers reasonably believe that your news is thoroughly accurate?

Jack Mabley, however distinguished he may have been, was absolutely wrong to be proud of never acknowledging his paper’s shortcomings. The fast pace of daily reporting makes mistakes inevitable, and either Mr. Mabley was in denial about his paper’s imperfections or he was superhuman.

As an editor I appreciate your candor with the student body, but your rash actions may prove to be the unraveling of your paper’s usefulness.

Kyle Cheney

Former Editor in Chief

The Daily Free Press

Boston University