[992] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Privitization is the issue today
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (stev knowles)
Mon Jul 15 13:07:44 1991
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 91 13:10:02 -0400
To: edtjda@magic322.chron.com (Joe Abernathy)
From: stev@ftp.com (stev knowles)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, nren-discuss@psi.com
It's good to know the alt.sex fanatics still care. But a year after the fact,
I reread our article and can't imagine how the subject could have been
approached more evenly. I don't know what world Stan Barber lives in, but here
in the real world, that report was an examination of a fascinating development
in the education community. There were huge sites on the net that took the
story in stride without a moment's pause, because they'd taken seriously the
acceptable use policies attached to their federal money.
hmmm, on the other hand, alot of people are still offended by the story.
maybe this tends to point out the fact that you are not the correct person
to be writing these articles. possibly the paper should assign someone else
to write the article. you may be unable to see what you wrote as anything
but unbiased and good journalism. on the other hand, the people you really
need the help from seem to view your work as exploitive and sensationalist.
maybe you will be doing the subject the best thing you could do if you
stepped down.
not that i expect it, ofcourse.
