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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
> Aimee wrote:
> .....I am boycotting this magazine since they are editing
> people's comments and changing the portrayal of the
> disease. I heard that they do no research before they
> interview people....
I am not quite sure where you "heard" that no research
was done ... I am a freelance writer for Sully's and I personally
devote a minimum of 10 hours of research before I set pen
to paper.
Additionally, once I submit my article, it is edited and
fact-checked, and sent back to me so that I can confirm
and/or debate their edits. Having been a journalist for a long
time, I can tell you that this is rare indeed -- and very welcome.
> Also they have to dumb things down to a "fourth grade
> reading level" for some reason.....
This strikes me as nothing more than a pot-shot. If you'd like
to give us examples of "4th grade reading level" then that
might be more instructive for those involved with the magazine.
> Also, if doctors disagree about what is safe and what
> is not for celiac patients, then how are we supposed to agree?
I just had a similar discussion with my dermatologist ... and she
agreed that there is quite a debate about whether or not topical
applications of gluten could/would do harm. It is in the best
interests of the magazine, and the celiac community, to present
both sides of the story.
While I cannot speak for the magazine itself as I operate on a
freelance basis .... I can say that baseless allegations of
no research, etc., borders on libel. I do hope that whatever
information you do have about this issue you will share,
privately, with the owners and editors of Sully's ...
Tracey in Connecticut GF lodging: http://www.innseekers.com/feature.htm
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