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there should have been an opposing viewpoint....or something.

On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 7:49 AM Gillis, Leo <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Do I understand this correctly?
>
> The President of ARSC, as well as the Board,
> "do not agree with the contents of the letter"
> but also did nothing to present an opposing viewpoint in the same
> newsletter?
>
> Were you hoping your membership would do your job for you?
>
>
>
> Leo J. Gillis
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> On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Rebecca Chandler <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Good morning,
> >
> > Thank you all for sharing your thoughts on the most recent Letter to the
> > Editor published in the newsletter. And thank you, Corey, for starting
> the
> > conversation.
> >
> > Some background: The Editor did share the letter with the ARSC board
> prior
> > to publication. While I and others on the board do not agree with the
> > contents of the letter, it is important to the integrity of the
> > organization to allow our members to express themselves without
> censorship.
> > We support the decision to publish the letter as an opinion piece in the
> > newsletter. There were no other Letter to the Editor submissions at the
> > time of publication.
> >
> > The Board has made its position known on the issues brought up in the
> > letter through its statement opposing racism and police brutality (
> > http://www.arsc-audio.org/pdf/ARSC_Statement_Opposing_Racism.pdf) and
> its
> > support of the DEI Committee in drafting the Code of Conduct currently
> > under member review. If you are not familiar with these documents, I
> > strongly encourage you to read them (the Code of Conduct draft is only
> > available to members while in the review stage).
> >
> > I am glad to see others sharing their thoughts and views here and I would
> > also encourage you to do so through giving feedback on the Code of
> Conduct
> > (
> >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTEK30QfzupbwcLpVk2eDykmaFBjeclI_nJAH9lIrXlMNURg/viewform
> > )
> > and/or writing your own Letter to the Editor for consideration. You are
> > also welcome to reach out to me directly off-list if you do not feel
> > comfortable sharing your thoughts in a public forum.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Rebecca Chandler
> > *ARSC President*
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 9:18 AM Gary A. Galo <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > It was downright irresponsible for that letter to be published in the
> > > Newsletter, at least by itself. The Editor of the Newsletter should
> have,
> > > at the very least, sent that letter to a few other ARSC members, and
> the
> > > ENTIRE ARSC Board, for peer review, inviting them to offer their own
> > views
> > > for publication in the same issue. Publishing that letter by itself
> could
> > > give readers the impression that Kurt's view is a prevailing one at
> ARSC,
> > > which is certainly not the case (I believe he speaks for a miniscule
> > > minority in our organization, at least I hope so). I would encourage
> > other
> > > members, including members of the Board, to submit letters for
> > publication
> > > in the next Newsletter, in the interests of offering a more balanced
> > > perspective on this subject, and upholding ARSC's reputation as an
> > > inclusive and welcoming professional organization.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Gary
> > >
> > >
> > > Gary Galo
> > > Audio Engineer Emeritus
> > > The Crane School of Music
> > > SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676
> > >
> > > "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener."
> > > Arnold Schoenberg
> > >
> > > "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed."
> > > Igor Markevitch
> > >
> > > "If you design an audio system based on the premise that nothing is
> > > audible,
> > > on that system nothing will be audible."
> > > G. Galo
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <
> > > [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Corey Bailey
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 8:25 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Comments on the open letter
> > >
> > > This message did not originate from SUNY Potsdam or one of its trusted
> > > senders. Do not open attachments, click on links, or provide your
> > > credentials if the source is suspicious.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > In the last newsletter, there was an open letter to the ARSC membership
> > > titled "Letters to the Editor" by Kurt Nauck.
> > >
> > > Anyone care to comment on that letter?
> > >
> > > ~CB
> > >
> > > Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
> > > www.baileyzone.net
> > >
> >
>