Having complimented another piece in this issue of The Signpost, I'll now add my two cents into this one. The fact that Wikipedia has been blocked by a state-owned ISP is a big deal; however, the manner in which this section has been written "buries the lede". That Venezuelans are dietarily challenged is undoubtedly true - I could find plenty of well-respected sources that confirm it - but it is completely irrelevant to the authoritarian control of media in Venezuela. That control would have been an excellent focus of the article, and would have been entirely in keeping with the mission of The Signpost. I am disappointed that the writers went for the fluff to the point that it distracted from the issue. I'm even more disappointed in the skewed, sensationalistic writing about the departure of James Alexander. You wrote a story about someone without asking for their comment; that's well below the standard most people would feel The Signpost should strive to achieve. And you wrote a story that suggests something bad happened here, without any basis in fact. That's also well below the standard I think most of us expect. "News and Notes" can - and should - be written without sounding like a second-rate tabloid. You can do better, and I think we should probably expect better. Risker (talk) 17:17, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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