Every copy of the current Current, the student newspaper at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisc., has vanished. Editor Nathan Giebel (recently featured in a CMM student journalist spotlight) suspects theft. So do school officials. – In his words, “I think the main question on everyone’s mind at the moment is: Why? Did we print something [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Newspaper Theft’
Student Editor: Someone Stole All Copies of Current Issue
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Student Newspaper Theft, tagged College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Newspaper Theft, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Student Newspapers Stolen in Response to “BEER” Article
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Student Newspaper Theft, tagged College Media, Journalism, Newspaper Theft, Student Newspaper on April 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A group of undergraduates at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota recently carried out a “theft by relocation” operation, grabbing roughly 300 copies of The Gustavian Weekly campus newspaper from the centrally-located student center and moving them to out-of-the-way dormitories. – As The Reporter at Minnesota State, Mankato, dutifully reported, “The newspapers . . . were a [...]
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.” [...]
Arizona Wildcat Editorials Demand Justice for Stolen News
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper Theft, tagged College Media, Daily Wildcat, Journalism, Newspaper Theft, Student Media, Student Newspaper on November 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Arizona Daily Wildcat is rightfully demanding justice for the recent theft of 10,000 copies of the paper. In a pair of spirited editorials aimed at the alleged culprits (a campus fraternity) and those who did not do much to investigate it (campus police), Wildcat anger leaps off the Web page. – A portion of [...]
Student Paper Files Police Report About Theft … By Police
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Student Newspaper Theft, tagged College Journalism, Newspaper Theft, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Drug trafficking and newspaper theft sadly aligned at MIT earlier this week when 400 copies of The Tech student newspaper (one of the oldest in the country) were found dumped in two separate recycling bins on campus. The kicker, as The Tech later reported: The issues were ‘recycled’ by campus police who were either protesting [...]
Dethroned Homecoming Queen & College Paper Theft
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Student Newspaper Theft, tagged College Media, Homecoming Queen, Newspaper Theft, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper, Texas El Paso, The Prospector on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this month, the student homecoming queen at the University of Texas at El Paso resigned, only two days into her reign. The alleged reason: Concerns over her previous work as an exotic dancer at a gentleman’s club. According to the Student Press Law Center, The Prospector ran a front-page story on the allegation and two [...]
