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the other 158 articles (about 92 per cent of the year’s content)? Well, we let students write about whatever they wanted to write about. We’ve had articles about social media, Kickstarter, photography, memory deletion, health, music festivals, Tinder, skate parks, and many other topics. We’ve had dozens of interviews with prominent Adelaide University alumni and students, and this year we created dedicated spaces in On Dit for creative writing and art. We did count approximately 21 articles throughout the year that discuss social issues such as LGBT rights in India, human rights in Ghana, sexuality and religion, and mental health. We don’t believe that these topics are exclusively left-wing issues, and for more on the dismissal of social issues as ‘left-wing’, check out Alyona Haines’ article on page 14. On Dit isn’t a political mouthpiece to serve the agenda of whoever makes the right preference deal. It isn’t just a message board for political ponderings, and we’re proud to say that we haven’t treated it as such. To say that On Dit is suffering from a left-wing bias in its content is factually incorrect.
We cannot say for certain where on the political spectrum all 128 of our contributors fall. We can say that our contributors have been incredibly diverse in culture, gender, religion and style. We reject the notion that all or even most of them are of the left of campus simply because they’ve contributed to On Dit. To paint 128 individuals with the same brush based on a highly exaggerated claim about the editors is an unfortunate mistake to make. On Dit is a professional, independent student magazine that should be run by emerging journalists and editors. Despite your misconception that On Dit is ‘plagued’ by a left-wing bias, we are pleased that you are committed to a focus on un-biased content. We wish you the best of luck. Regards, The Eds
got your knickers in a knot? Write to us. Our correspondence page is waiting to be filled with your rants and raves. Send us an email at ondit@adelaide.edu.au with the subject line ‘Letter to the Editor’.
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