Reader's Representative Column
Friday's Daily Cal will include my first column as the new Reader's Representative. What is a Reader's Rep, you ask? Read the column; I explain everything.

For those of you interested in how my writing for the Daily Cal will affect CalStuff, the short answer is not at all. They don't care what I write over here on CalStuff, and I'm not planning on doing anything particularly different, except that I won't ever report anything on CalStuff that I learned while hanging out in the Daily Cal office.

The more complicated answer is that there will probably be less commentary on CalStuff of me writing about Daily Cal matters. Kevin occasionally covered office politics or pseudo scandals that occurred on the Daily Cal, and I won't be mentioning that stuff. If there is something significant to comment about concerning the Daily Cal, I'll just write a Reader's Rep column about it (or I'm sure Beetle will be more than capable of lending his own wit and snark to the matter). And if there is something insignificant to write about, then I probably shouldn't be writing about it anyway.

You can reach me via readersrep@dailycal.org or leave a message here with any comments about the column. Here is a taste:

If a complaint about an article raises a legitimate concern about the reporting, I will write a column commenting on the article and explain what might be inappropriate about it. Through my position, I will hold The Daily Californian accountable for the objective and fair coverage that they would like to produce. I have been assured of editorial independence, and I have no qualms about chastising the Daily Cal if they deserve it.

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