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Letters to the editor are internet comments before internet comments were a thing. The intent was to display variety of opinions relating to a topic so you were
by whorleater 8y ago
Letters to the editor are internet comments before internet comments were a thing. The intent was to display variety of opinions relating to a topic so you weren't beholden to just the newspaper's stance. Not totally sure why they continue to publish letters, I suppose they're usually higher quality than internet comments because they require more effort.
- humanrebar 8y agoThey're higher quality because they're curated. It's possible that the average submission is better than the average internet comment due to the level of effort required. Or perhaps some of it is due to the fact that the printed letters are archived for posterity. But regardless, the average letter is not printed. There is only room for a select few.