NY Times 'disconnects' public e-mail addresses

[babylonsister]

Unbelieveable! Guess they really don't want to be bothered with hearing alternate opinions.:mad:

www.rawstory.com


New York Times 'disconnects' public e-mail addresses for its columnists

RAW STORY
Published: January 13, 2006


Months after moving its Op-Ed columnists behind a "paywall," the New York Times will now 'disconnect' columnists' public e-mail addresses, RAW STORY has learned.

The Times has advised papers which receive their news content to remove any old e-mail addresses which they may have published alongside Op-Ed columns.

"The New York Times no longer provides public e-mail addresses for its Op-Ed columnists," a memo obtained by RAW STORY asserts. "With the advent of the paper's online program TimesSelect, subscribers are invited to contact columnists from within The Times' Web site, nytimes.com."

It is unclear how non-subscribers will be able to contact individual columnists in the future.

Developing...

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Further insulation from "the masses"

:mad:

[NashVegas]

5. or Spam Protection?

I removed all email addresses from the company website and went to formmail.

[applegrove]

2. Oh - I think they may find it too expensive to answer mail from not

just angry Americans but the fax tree too. I'd disconnect my email if I thought a good portion of it was "generated".

I'd rather see them put the money into reporting. Let people take the time to write letters. Anything that costs the GOP more money is a good thing.

[Rex]

3. Anything to keep from telling the truth.

Fucking lairs, they should be put out of business.

[EFerrari]

4. After so many years of B*, my first thought is that this is

a security measure.

Congrats, Monkey Boy, I'm good and paranoid.