Editor’s Note: If you’ve experienced a newspaper theft this year, or if one ever occurs in the future, email Danielle Dieterich at ddieterich@splc.org to report it. At least 8,500 copies of student newspapers at colleges in the United States were reported stolen, trashed or destroyed in 2019. In November alone, thefts were reported at County… Continue reading Newspaper theft in 2019: 8,500+ issues stolen, trashed in 13 incidents
Tag: The Minaret
University of Tampa orders newspaper thief to pay $150, spend 20 hours working for paper
A student who once wanted to silence the Universityof Tampa student newspaper, The Minaret, is now cleaning its'
computers.
After experiencing two newspaper thefts in which more than 800 copies ofThe Minaret were stolen, Charles McKenzie, the paper's adviser,wants to spread the word that newspaper theft is a punishable crime.