To the editors:
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Physicians in Chicago were surprised and disappointed by the title and illustration of the recent article “Why Are Doctors Such Jerks?” that appeared in the Friday, July 10, issue of the Reader. The excessive emphasis on negativism and sensationalism that was displayed in both is not reflective of balanced journalism or of the true state of affairs in Medicine.
The headline and illustration accompanying your recent article, biased as they were, interfered with the public’s ability to approach the article in an unprejudiced way because even a trace of the myriad positive aspects of modern medicine was completely absent. Ultimately, your readers were the largest losers through your unfortunate action. They would have been better served had you portrayed physicians as the caring and compassionate professionals that most of them are.
