Even after a week of the infamous headliner, "F--K BUSH" people are still talking about. Personally, I do not see anything wrong with the article. People have been very dissatisfied with his performance in the oval office.
In addition, the editor should not be reprimanded for using free speech. He had approval of other newspaper constituents. Therefore, if he is being held in contempt so should they. It can only be fair.
In the end, I believe that CSU got the notoriety that they wanted. Even though they lost 30,000 in advertising they received more fans in the long run!
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Don't be too friendly with sources
By: Charles Glover
Sources are a journalist's best friend, but they could also could bring into question the neutrality of those said journalists. Reading an article entitled "Drawing the line between the press and the source" which featured an example of the problem and solution through The New York Times and its refusal to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner.
What the story points out is something that every journalist, at least in my mind, should remember at all time when dealing with a source. They are great, but a journalist must be aware of how to interact with them. If said journalist becomes too cozy, that journalist is not serving the public so much as his or her self, or the business that they represent.
It doesn't look good in the public eye if a journalist is seen as being too friendly with the source, and this in turn can hurt the credibility of both the journalist and the establishment that a journalist works for. So, I agree with the idea that is presented in the article, with keeping a source at a distance. It's just the right thing to do.
_Charles Glover_
To see the article click HERE
Sources are a journalist's best friend, but they could also could bring into question the neutrality of those said journalists. Reading an article entitled "Drawing the line between the press and the source" which featured an example of the problem and solution through The New York Times and its refusal to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner.
What the story points out is something that every journalist, at least in my mind, should remember at all time when dealing with a source. They are great, but a journalist must be aware of how to interact with them. If said journalist becomes too cozy, that journalist is not serving the public so much as his or her self, or the business that they represent.
It doesn't look good in the public eye if a journalist is seen as being too friendly with the source, and this in turn can hurt the credibility of both the journalist and the establishment that a journalist works for. So, I agree with the idea that is presented in the article, with keeping a source at a distance. It's just the right thing to do.
_Charles Glover_
To see the article click HERE
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
University Fences In a Berkeley Protest, and a New One Arises
By: Andrea Richardson
The controversy at the UC Berkley campus is going on between protesting tree lovers and the university. Since December people have been living in the trees on the school campus to protest against the university who wants to cut down the trees to build a $125 million athletic center. The university built a fence around the trees in August, that cut off the tree dwellers from supllies. The university is doing everything they can to get the people out of the trees, including getting a court order and involving police. Michael Kelly, one of the protesters against the buliding of the stadium said, "I am appalled. I cannot believe that the institution that gave birth to the Free Speech Movement had done this."
I believe that they can come up with some sort of compromise. If the best spot fot the athletic center truly is where the trees are, then many the university can agree to plant the same amount of trees elsewhere on the campus. Whatever happens, I'm sure the tree dwellers probably want to get down sometime soon to take showers.
The controversy at the UC Berkley campus is going on between protesting tree lovers and the university. Since December people have been living in the trees on the school campus to protest against the university who wants to cut down the trees to build a $125 million athletic center. The university built a fence around the trees in August, that cut off the tree dwellers from supllies. The university is doing everything they can to get the people out of the trees, including getting a court order and involving police. Michael Kelly, one of the protesters against the buliding of the stadium said, "I am appalled. I cannot believe that the institution that gave birth to the Free Speech Movement had done this."
I believe that they can come up with some sort of compromise. If the best spot fot the athletic center truly is where the trees are, then many the university can agree to plant the same amount of trees elsewhere on the campus. Whatever happens, I'm sure the tree dwellers probably want to get down sometime soon to take showers.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Journalist not seen as superheroes
In the defense of the press media, Ken Paulson, editor of USA Today steps up to redeem the villification of journalists by referencing the First Amendment.
Not the last word on CSU editorial
A student editor will defend students' actions that published slander about President George Bush, but could his lose job. Rocky Mountain Collegian at Colorado State University printed an editorial that referenced a University of Florida student who was shocked with a Taser after disrupting a forum featuring U.S. Sen. John Kerry.
"The four-word editorial stated only: "Taser this . . .. Fuck Bush."
The college newspaper editor, J. David McSwane defends his newspaper and is risking his job in the process. The Collegian, is a self-funded, student-run publication. Under state law, university officials are prohibited from censoring or regulating its content. CSU's Board of student Communications claims that the editorial violated student media policies.
The article was supposed to spark students thoughts about free speech; mission accomplished. The editorial did exactly what it was intended to do, make people think. However the editorial did not need to include profanity to accomplish its goals.
Editor defends actions
Story in Rocky Mountain News
"The four-word editorial stated only: "Taser this . . .. Fuck Bush."
The college newspaper editor, J. David McSwane defends his newspaper and is risking his job in the process. The Collegian, is a self-funded, student-run publication. Under state law, university officials are prohibited from censoring or regulating its content. CSU's Board of student Communications claims that the editorial violated student media policies.
The article was supposed to spark students thoughts about free speech; mission accomplished. The editorial did exactly what it was intended to do, make people think. However the editorial did not need to include profanity to accomplish its goals.
Editor defends actions
Story in Rocky Mountain News
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