As all of Oklahoma and much of the web is now aware, The Daily O’Collegian at Oklahoma State University recently ran a prominent headline that was beneath its typical professionalism. As I previously posted, the student newspaper topped a front page centerpiece about a new strip club opening near campus with the header: “Diamond in the Muff.”
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Oklahoma State’s Muff-Gate: Why the Media Professors Are Wrong (#OKState @OColly)
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, tagged Education, Ethics, Journalism, OK State on February 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Student TV Comedy Sketch ‘Rape is Funny’ Triggers Major Criticism, Protests at UCONN
Posted in College Media, Journalism Ethics, tagged Facebook, Rape, Sexual Assault, UCONN on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A rape parody sketch that aired earlier this week on an independent student-run television station at the University of Connecticut is spurring massive campus controversy and growing media attention. The production– which I’ve seen referenced by the titles “Rape is Funny” and “Evil Blue Light”– ran during a comedy program on UCTV called “Shenanigans.” It was also featured on UCTV’s website like all other programming.
The ‘Dumb F*ckers’ Fallout: 7 Lessons from the Student Newspaper Slip
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment on February 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In a recent late-night newsroom slip that has now been widely reported and mocked, The Suffolk Journal accidentally printed a sub-headline they undoubtedly immensely regret. In a story about a campus involvement fair, the Suffolk University student newspaper’s main headline simply dubs the event a success (with an explanation point). The sub-hed, however, states: “Even we had some dumb fuckers sign up!” Yikes.
Student Newspaper Strip Club Headline Causes Controversy at Oklahoma State (#OKState)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College, Journalism, Newspaper, Strip Club, Technology on February 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A sexually suggestive headline sitting atop a recent article on the front page of The Daily O’Collegian has prompted an uproar on Oklahoma State University’s campus. As I previously posted, the OK State student newspaper topped a front page centerpiece about a new strip club opening near campus with the header: “Diamond in the Muff.”
Yale University Patrick Witt Scandal: 10 Questions About the Yale Daily News & New York Times Decisions
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged Education, Ethics, Football, Journalism, Patrick Witt, Yale on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Yale University-Patrick Witt scandal debate is an absolute inferno at the moment in the lands of college and media. It has the public in an online commenting tizzy. It has pitted current and former members of the Yale Daily News against one another in a very public, cringe-worthy way. And it has sharply divided journalists at the country’s top two professional newspapers.
Fallout at Yale Daily News Over Star Quarterback Sexual Assault Story
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A Yale Daily News editor has gone public with distressingly significant complaints about an alleged decision by top YDN staff to hold a bombshell story about sexual assault accusations made against the university’s star quarterback. The former quarterback Patrick Witt had been hailed as a hero this past fall for an all-around awesome pedigree that earned him a Rhodes Scholarship finalist interview– which he turned down to lead Yale in a rivalry game against Harvard.
Debate at Missouri’s School of Journalism: Should Students Be Allowed to Work for Multiple Media Outlets?
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College, Ethics, Missouri, New Media, Technology on January 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
A public debate is currently playing out among some profs, alums, and students within the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism centered on a student press conflict of interest. The basic question at the debate’s core: Should students be allowed to work for multiple, possibly competing campus media at the same time?
The Onward State Joe Paterno Death Error Saga: The Complete Storify
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Teachable Moment, tagged College, Football, Joe Paterno, Media, Penn State on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In the wake of the Onward State Joe Paterno death error saga, I have put together a Storify providing a full listing of relevant links that collectively lay out the gist of what happened and the larger lessons we can hopefully all take away. The hope is that it might be a helpful resource for j-students, student media staffers, and their advisers and profs.
Onward State Founder Explains ‘What Happened Last Night’ with Paterno Death Mistake
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, tagged College, College Football, Education, Joe Paterno, Penn State on January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In a post shared this morning, Onward State founder and general manager Davis Shaver candidly explains how the Penn State student news outlet mistakenly reported Joe Paterno’s death prior to its actual occurrence. According to Shaver, the error seems to have been caused by a pair of deceitful happenings in rapid succession: a hoax email from a supposedly high-ranking PSU official and a dishonest Onward State reporter.
Onward State Editor at Penn State Resigns After Mistaken Scoop About Paterno’s Death
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Teachable Moment, tagged College, Football, Journalism, Media, Paterno, Penn State on January 22, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Devon Edwards, the managing editor of Onward State at Penn State University, has suddenly resigned. The resignation comes hours after the online student news outlet mistakenly reported that former PSU head football coach Joe Paterno had died from lung cancer.
In the Spotlight: Taylor Doherty, Special Projects Editor, The Chronicle, Duke University
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged Duke Chronicle, Duke University, New Media, Student Journalism on December 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most prolific writers featured on the website of The Chronicle, Duke University’s student newspaper, is a gray-haired alum from the 1960s. Ed Rickards, a former journalist, is currently a full-time “Duke Checker.” Under that pseudonym (very recently switched from “Fact Checker”), Rickards, 69, runs “an increasingly popular blog that focuses on the governance of Duke and the scandals that occur on the university’s campus.”
UW-Milwaukee Campus Newspaper Plans to Sue Former Student Government President for Halloween Theft
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged Lawsuit, Student Newspaper Theft, Student Press Law Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
During an organized caper earlier this semester dubbed “Operation Boston Tea Party,” a small group of student government members at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee allegedly stole and trashed 800 copies of The UWM Post. – As the Post and the Student Press Law Center report, the group carried out the campus newspaper theft on Halloween– [...]
Elon University Investigates Student Who Told Pendulum Campus Newspaper She Drinks with Fake ID
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged Elon University, Free Speech, honor code, Student Newspaper, underage drinking on December 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Elon University officials are investigating a student for honor code violations after she told the school’s campus newspaper The Pendulum that she drinks underage at a local bar thanks to a fake ID.
Censorship, Curse Words, and a Dodgeball Championship: Student Press Trouble at Pacific Lutheran University
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged Censorship, Pacific Lutheran University, Student Newspaper, Student Press, The Mooring Mast on December 5, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Late last week, administrators at Washington’s Pacific Lutheran University briefly shut down the website of The Mooring Mast student newspaper due to an intramural dodgeball story containing some curse words.
Penn State’s Daily Collegian Sex Column ‘Mounting Nittany’ Temporarily Pulled
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The buzzworthy sex column launched earlier this semester in The Daily Collegian at Penn State University has been placed on temporary hiatus in light of the sex abuse scandal that continues to overwhelm campus. – As I wrote previously on CMM, the early October premiere of “Mounting Nittany,” the first sex column published within the [...]
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