This news media company acknowledges but rarely acts on social media posts about us (most news media companies do the same). But every now and again (the last time was three years ago for us), a post appears somewhere that needs addressing due to certain inaccuracies, assumptions, and/or accusations either intentionally or unintentionally meant to mislead its readers.
Once such instance recently occurred with a post that appeared on the Wildflower Lake Group page on Facebook, where we believe the poster unintentionally offered inaccurate and/or misleading information about My Sun Day News, starting with the name.
Itâs My Sun Day News (or MSDN for short), which is published by White Silo Media, a private, for-profit news media company that also publishes My Huntley News, which covers the entire village of Huntley.
In April of 2024, MSDN will have been covering the community of Sun City for 14 years. The name was developed to thematically and geographically fit with the community of Sun City, just like our predecessors The Sun City Herald (published by Shaw Suburban MediaâNorthwest Herald) and another published by Paddock Publications (Daily Herald) called The Sun (or something like that; it was around a very long time ago and only very briefly, so I may be mistaken on the precise name, though it DID have the word âsunâ in it). Newspapers regularly, typically, and in most all instances develop their names to thematically or geographically fit their coverage area.
Do we make mistakes? Absolutely. Same as every newspaper on the planet. In fact, large newspapers have pages or even whole sections in every edition dedicated to corrections, clarifications, and retractions, which is exactly what differentiates a newspaper from social media or general gossip. When a mistake is pointed out, we publicly correct that error.
Lastly, in MSDNâs nearly 14 years covering Sun City, weâve had varying relationships with the varying boards and executive directors in Sun City. Some boards and executive directors were open to communication, some highly so, while others not. It ebbs and flows no different than whatâs seen in municipalities. And municipalities donât HAVE to talk with us, either. Itâs just much more complicated for municipal representatives to say no than it is for private companies to say no.
So if you donât want to speak with us, say no! If you do, weâre here and open to communication. Ultimately, thatâs what a newspaper is supposed to be, a two-way communication between its pages and readers.
Chris La Pelusa
Publisher/Owner – WSM
(Editorâs note: WSM and or MSDN/MHN does not nor can we monitor private Facebook pages. The post this letter addresses was forwarded to us in an email and was not printed to maintain the anonymity of the original poster.)
