Sioux City Journal devotes entire front page to bullying editorial

That doesn't "proove" anything!

 

The America from 10 years ago was more forgiving of others than what we have today.

Shit, in America we come up with new reasons to hate each other (Democrat vs Republican) before we even come close to solving the other stuff.

 

I wonder what the paper's readers think (and not the ones commenting online, but the ones who actually buy the paper and read it daily). Context is everything, as has been noted here. This is a drive-by for us.

 

There's nothing wrong with it. A front-page editorial doesn't seem like an appropriate way to deliver a "be nice to each other" message to me.

 

Exactly. It's a fine editorial. It's a weak 1A, full-page editorial.

Here are the other three full-page, 1A editorials done recently (links via Charles Apple):

• Detroit Free Press on bailouts for the auto industry: Though it played to its audience a bit, this editorial was well-done on a controversial national issue. It made clear points through a specific plan and caught the national eye it aimed for with its bold approach. It was also the first one I had seen in this particular styling.
• The Arizona Republic on immigration laws: This editorial was outright confrontational. It took the most divisive, important and visible issue in the state and made the newspaper's stance loud and clear while calling out state officials by name and action. It provided a plan and cast blame on the public officials whom the editorial board felt had acted inappropriately. It was bold, authoritative and really everything a 1A editorial should be.
• The Patriot-News on how Penn State should react to the Jerry Sandusky scandal: This editorial was timely, pointed and took an unpopular stance in Central Pennsylvania. It was to the point in the face of a national scandal.

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The theme is that those three all provided a plan. The Sioux City Journal attempted to provide a call to action but fell way short on what the action should be. It offered no concepts or ideas, only the vague and universally agreed-upon thought that bullying is bad, mmkay. That's why it fell short.

 

The Times-Picayune did a couple of these during Katrina to point out what was going wrong and to try and attract more help. I think the Press-Register in Mobile might have done the same then, but they definitely did with the BP spill.