In Cleveland, Comments Rock the Boat

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By: Callum Borchers | NetNewsCheck.com

Virtually every news Web site invites reader comments, but few embrace the garrulous members of their audiences the way Cleveland.com does. The online home of The Plain Dealer and Sun News actually treats its best commenters not only as news consumers but also as news makers.

“I think you miss out on the full extent of the [online] medium if you block out what readers have to say,” Cleveland.com editor in chief Denise Polverine said. “Some news organizations feel their voice is the final voice on a subject, and that’s not the case at Cleveland.com.”































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