The former editor of Florida A&M University’s student newspaper was not rehired after he and the rest of the paper’s editors were forced to reapply for their positions.
Author: Sara Gregory
Student media speak up in defense of exiled Famuan staff
In the week and a half since the staff of The Famuan at Florida A&M University learned they could not publish the paper as planned without taking part in additional training and reapplying for their position, student journalists at newspapers across the country have spoken up in defense of the Famuan staff in several strongly worded editorials and columns.Over at The Arizona Daily Wildcat, Editor-in-Chief Kristina Bui criticized the decision by FAMU administrators to shut down the paper's printing after the filing of a libel lawsuit against the paper last month.
Former Famuan editors start “underground” online publication, Ink and Fangs
This weekend, former editors of The Famuan at Florida A&M University launched an underground website, inkandfangs.com, to distribute news during a suspension of the paper's publishing by the journalism school's dean.Karl Etters, who had been serving as editor-in-chief of The Famuan before being told last week that he would have to reapply for his job, said the staff of about 10 made the decision to create the site because they feel it's important to continue covering the campus.The Famuan's first issue of the semester was to have been published today, but staff learned last week that journalism dean Ann Kimbrough was suspending publication until staff completed training.
Florida A&M student paper's publication suspended, adviser removed
The student newspaper at Florida A&M university has been suspended from publishing, its adviser removed and its staff told they must reapply for their positions by the dean of FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication.
Oklahoma State administrators defend handling of sexual assault investigation
Administrators at Oklahoma State University defended their decision to not notify police of allegations of multiple sexual assaults, telling the student newspaper this week that the school was prohibited from doing so by a federal student privacy law.
Connecticut school board reprimands member for writing letters to the editor about positive school news
It's not unusual to hear of students being censored. But school board members? According to The Register Citizen in Connecticut, the Torrington Board of Education met in closed session to order a fellow school board member to stop writing letters to the editor. What sparked the school board's crackdown has apparently been traced back to the weekly letters written by board member Vincent Merola, who wanted to share positive stories about the school district.That's right: Merola wanted more attention for positive stories about the school district.According to reports in the Register, the board used a sketchy justification to call the closed session related to Merola's conduct.
SUNY Oswego student threatened with expulsion for reporting says he may reconsider going into journalism
We wrote yesterday about a SUNY Oswego student who was threatened with expulsion for an email interview he attempted for a journalism class assignment. Alex Myers is a foreign exchange student from Australia spending his semester at the New York school.He was writing a profile on SUNY Oswego men's hockey coach Ed Gosek for class and contacted three other coaches for input.
How students covered the 2012 election
If you missed it yesterday -- and there was kind of a lot going on -- the SPLC highlighted some of the best election coverage being done by high school and college journalists this year.
Memphis journalist and College Press Freedom Award winner tells her story
Saturday afternoon the SPLC had the privilege of honoring The Daily Helmsman and its editor-in-chief, Chelsea Boozer, who are this year's College Press Freedom Award winners.Over the last few months, Boozer and Helmsman managing editor Christopher Whitten endured repeated harassment by campus police at the University of Memphis for the paper's reporting about campus rapes and their criticism of the police department's failure to notify students in a timely manner.Then, the paper successfully fought back an attempt by a student fee committee to cut the paper's budget by 33 percent — disproportionate with cuts to student organizations, and in response to some committee members' dislike of the paper's coverage.
LSU attorney tells presidential search committee to avoid creating public records
We were more than a little alarmed when we saw this story yesterday, about a search for the new president of the Louisiana State University system.