Comment: Kenneth, while I disagree with most everything you say, I must admit agreement on this issue. Reader comments on journalism are not journalism. Exposing one's identify and interest in a given topic or opinion stifles free expression.  For example, state employees have valuable insights on stories on government corruption, but don't want to identify themselves for fear of retribution. Expecting such individuals to identify their background is not it's not desirable. In reading the comments sections, I believe this dynamic occurs more often then people might think with lawyers and police officers commenting about the criminal justice system, doctors and nurses adding their opinions about health care issues, etc... Clearly if their opinions are flattering to those in power, identity would not be a problem, but criticism would be. On top of that is CB's darn 500 word limit and the inability to use edit functions to compose our posts.
Sincerely,
Silence Dogood