PUBLIC EDITOR: An ear and a voice for BP readers

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Hello BP readership!

My name is Tamar Willis, a member of Shalhevet’s Class of 2014 and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus.  I am excited to announce that starting this issue, I will be serving as the Boiling Point’s Public Editor.

This means that any comments, criticisms, concerns or complaints you have about anything published in the Boiling Point — either online or in print — can be sent to me.  I will ruminate on said critique and offer my opinion on the matter as an outside party.

With the installation of a Public Editor, we hope to give our readers a forum for expressing their gripes and meriting a response.   Writing to me is different from writing a Letter to the Editor in that it would be intended not for publication but for investigation and reply.  I may excerpt or paraphrase your comments in answering them, however.  And hopefully you won’t have to wait for the next print paper for a response. My goal is to address or allay your concerns.

The Boiling Point is an award-winning publication, but like any newspaper, it balances many considerations and can make mistakes.  Also, readers don’t always understand all the dimensions of reporting, writing, and creating a story—part of my job is to help present the other side.  We believe this is a step in the right direction for fulfilling our newspaper’s mission to be a balanced, fair and accurate source of news.

As for me, I began my Boiling Point career as a staff writer my freshman year at Shalhevet, and subsequently served as Sports Editor, Features Editor, and then Editor-in-Chief.  I spent last year on the Kivunim Gap Year Program in Israel, and currently I am a freshman at Princeton University.  Here at Princeton, I’ve been writing for a newsmagazine called the Nassau Weekly.

I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with the Boiling Point and engaging with its readers.  With the advent of this position, I hope to encourage a dialogue between the reporters and their readers in order to ensure that this publication reaches its highest potential, while remaining a reliable and enjoyable source of information and thought for all of its readers.

Thank you and don’t hesitate to write!  You can reach me at [email protected].