Press needs to look in the mirror

To the Times:

This is an open letter to all “news” organizations who participated in the recent group editorial protesting alleged “infringement” of freedom of speech by President Trump.

You claim that President Trump has undermined the trust of the people in the press. No, it is you yourselves who have undermined your own credibility by:

• Selectively choosing stories that contain ANY negative perspective on the president,

• Losing all distinction between factual reporting and biased opinion even to the point of publishing front page and even headline opinion and implication,

• Amplifying the voice of any anti-Trump or neverTrump proponent.

Like the progressive Left, who still do not seem to understand why they lost the election, you do not seem to understand why you are losing your PR campaign. Like them, you seem to be doubling down, unwilling to recognize that it will only increase public distrust. Peter Strzok is the perfect personal example for the majority of the main stream media. He admits bias, but hilariously claims it did not affect his judgment.

President Trump is not attacking the free press, he is attacking a blatantly biased press that has corrupted free speech on the national level.

George Coyne, Newtown

Square To the Times: Recent letters to the editor have discussed clean and renewable energy as a way to mitigate climate change.

There are numerous ways climate change will affect us but there is one not many people are talking about.

Increasing temperatures have fueled a health risk we have been suffering from in increasing numbers – Lyme disease. Warmer temperature means better breeding for ticks carrying the disease. Many of us already have family and friends suffering from Lyme. Last summer the ticks were so bad, I gave up hiking in some local parks like Marsh Creek and Harmony Hill. This summer, a second pest is thriving – mosquitoes. We are currently seeing an increase in West Nile Virus from mosquito populations growing rapidly in the heat and wet conditions.

Our current conditions are making us sick. Clean and renewable energy is one way to work toward restoring our environment. This is an achievable goal. Act to support the bills in our state legislature. Write your representative to support HB 2132 and SB 1140.

Clare Novak, Chester