I’m responding to your request to let you know
what I think about color photos (HCN, 8/8/05: Dear Friends).
I appreciate HCN for in-depth
journalism on natural environmental issues in the West. I think
you’re spending money unwisely on color photos when it could
be better spent on content. Black-and-white photos illustrate
people, tattoos and F-16s adequately (especially when it’s a
two-page spread as in the last two issues — you could have
put information/words on those pages!).
I vote for more
investigative reporting. Pay reporters like Paul Krza an additional
$2,000 an issue for articles instead of using it for color photos,
and maybe you can get back to good in-depth journalism. I fear
you’re contributing to the “dumbing” and numbing of readers
— providing pictures instead of content and instead of
keeping the focus on informative journalism.
Sandra Hoffman
Ellensburg, Washington
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Don’t ‘dumb and numb’ readers.
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