Last week the Highland News stuffed up big
time with an insensitive comment concerning a local man who appeared in court
after an incident in which a girl was badly burnt with scalding water. A
shitestorm of comment from dozens of Nairn residents directed towards the
Highland News appeared on the paper’s website and Facebook page. The newspaper
allowed the comments to remain online for 2-3 days and then deleted them.
This week, no doubt after reflecting on the
error of their ways, they have published the victim’s side of the story,
including a graphic picture of Heather Dooley’s injuries. Well done the Highland
News for that, but on balance, this observer feels that overall you have lost a
few readers in Nairn. More in this week’s edition of the Highland News.