In the last few weeks, traffic on News is a Conversation has really picked up. We've had some great discussions on some very
tough issues. I'm posting more because I really want to encourage an ongoing debate on the journalism we practice at The Spokesman-Review. Those who have followed my efforts at blogging know that I can sometimes be petty and defensive, rude and dismissive. I've pledged privately and now in this space that in this incarnation of News is a Conversation, I will curb those tendencies, try to be more open minded and more welcoming of criticism. But I need to ask correspondents on this blog to do the same. I want our debates to be civil, thoughtful and intelligent. I realize that asking for those qualities in the blogosphere is equivalent to spitting into the wind. But I am compelled to ask anyway -- Editor Steve Smith/News Is A Conversation.

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Question: How much civility is needed in the wild, wooly blogosphere?

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