Student journalist Cameron Burns was recently manhandled by police, handcuffed, tossed to the ground, and bussed off to jail. But he got the story. Late last week, the eighteen-year-old multimedia producer for The Daily Californian at the University of California, Berkeley, joined a large group of anarchists marching roughly eight miles from Berkeley to Oakland to [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Daily Californian Staffer Arrested at Protest, But Gets Story
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College Journalism, College Newspaper, Daily Californian, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on March 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
University Football Coach: Newspaper Theft by Players a “Team Building Exercise”
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Student Newspaper Theft, tagged College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Newspaper, Newspaper Theft, Student Life, Student Newspaper on March 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Guy Morriss, the football coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce, is expressing pride at his players’ recent involvement in the theft of almost 2,000 copies of The East Texan, the school’s student newspaper. According to the coach, “I’m proud of my players for doing that. This was the best team building exercise we have ever done.” [...]
Boston College Radio Station Proud to Have “No Commercial Potential”
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, New Media, tagged College Media, College Radio, New Media, Radio, Student Media on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Ryan McDaid is very particular about the music he chooses for his radio show. One of the first requirements is that few can have ever heard it before.” – So begins a wonderful profile of student-run radio at Boston College, published by The Heights. It documents the tale of two campus stations, including the FM-regulated [...]
Student Press Coverage of Dean Candidate’s Speech Restricted at Swarthmore
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged Campus Newspaper, College Journalism, College Media, Free Press, Journalism, Open Access, Student Newspaper on March 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
How open should the higher education administration hiring process be? When is a position at a college or university influential enough to warrant public and student press scrutiny of candidates’ remarks while they are on campus? – The Daily Gazette at Swarthmore College recently faced a related student press roadblock. In late January, the newspaper’s [...]
