The point is, it does not need any truth nor did I need to present the truth. This kind of philosophy bothers me. It's no wonder the press carries such a bad image with its pages. I suspect the readers not only expect it, but some, as shown in letters such as the one above, promote it. I expect a columnist to do a little research before writing an argument.
Editorials require some reading and thought.
I would hope that those who choose to write a letter to the editor include, at the very least, the truth. If not for your argument, include the truth for the readers. It seems counter-productive in the continuing effort to define the media in society. No where else are the boundaries of the First Amendment tested to such an extent than in the pages of this publication, in a newspaper across town and across the country, in a work of fiction, a supermarket tabloid or in the lobby of Beardshear Hall. Some have said that the press goes too far, that it unfairly invades the lives of people who in turn are exposed to a mass audience for scrutiny and review.