In the early days of digital journalism, comments were seen as a key part of this new media, a wonderful opportunity for strengthening the dialogue between news producers and their audiences. It was a welcome change, given that for long many news organizations were far too separated from their readers. Much more back and forth conversation seemed like healthy and welcome evolution. Sadly, that’s not the way things turned out. Rather than a place for exchanging ideas, comments sections became the home of ugly name-calling, racism and anti-women language. Besides their poisonous quality, comments seem out of place today.

　　“Since we made the announcement, I’ve received an outpouring of responses from our readers,” she says. “I’ve heard from parents whose children were hurt by our online comments. I’ve heard from people who said they wouldn’t send in letters to the editor because they were attacked so fiercely by comments, and it wasn’t worth it.”

　　32. Why did Autumn Phillips shut down the comments section?

　　A. It was put to wrong use.

　　B. Her website was attacked heavily.

　　C. It exposed many illegal issues.

　　D. She was angry about readers’ comments.

　　33. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 indicate about comments?

　　A. They were out of date.

　　B. They had gone against their original intentions.

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