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# Why You Need Comments on Your News
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2009/09/why_you_need_comments_on_your_news/
- Published: 2009-09-24T18:09:02.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T14:39:04.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: BBC, comments, news, reporting

Any news organisation that’s serious about being accurate needs to read [the tale of BBC woe](http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/09/24/when-the-lack-of-comments-damages-your-news-brand/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) Paul Bradshaw spins. Here’s the money quote:

> Of course having comments on the story would have allowed this discussion to take place in public, from the start, and provide readers of the article with some critical context, turning a single-source ‘He Said’ article into a ‘He Said-She Said’ piece at the very least. That’s a technical issue that is being addressed, but in the meantime the BBC brand suffers.

But you should really read the whole thing…