As public editor, I act as a liaison between readers and the newspaper. About three dozen other people do the same thing at newspapers throughout the United States and Canada. That was almost the tone of a voice mail that Deputy Metro Editor Charlene Nevada received early yesterday. The unexpected death of a toddler is always tragic but it may not be newsworthy. Electronic redesign pleases most A redesign of the electronic version of the Akron Beacon Journal was launched in late April, and most online readers are pleased, judging from 33 e-mail comments.
Team puts human face on census A compliment from a reader can go a long way.
A voice mail from a man who read Monday's story about the population centers in the five-county area was passed along to members of the census team.