Hello,
I wrote to the Washington Post around the 7th April 2020 regarding your
changing the social distancing from 2 metres to 6 feet in an article on New
Zealand (This now becomes Fake News). Now I see you've censored the article
Over 1,000 queue for food in Geneva by changing 1 kilometer to more than half a
mile in the original Reuters article.
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I subscribe to the Washington Post, I understand the United States does not use
metric units in everyday life, but I refuse to condone your censoring stories
from elsewhere to match your Style Guide, which is obviously out of date.
I know Hospitals in the United States use kilograms and Celsius for all
patients. All Pilots and Air Traffic controllers in the United States use
Celsius only for temperature at every airport in the United States. Every
mechanic who works on a car or airplane uses millimeters because that's what
size all the bolts and clearances are. I could go on, many many people in the
United States understand and use the metric system every day, except the
Washington Post !
I believe in supporting good journalism, but I'm not going to put up with your
censoring articles to omit the units I prefer.
I've cancelling my subscription which renews the 25 May.
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