The AM/DM podcast: A deeper dive into comments
The Daily Memphian’s comment section is a place the community can discuss the issues of the day, but it’s also a place where discussions can get heated. (Jenny Kane/AP Photo)
Readers love them. Readers hate them. Readers love to hate them.
The Daily Memphian’s comment section is a place the community can discuss the issues of the day, but it’s also a place where discussions can get heated.
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and digital director Holly Whitfield talk about how the comments section works, why moderation is not censorship and why the site’s comments will likely never go away.
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Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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