The State Press (along with countless other news organizations) wrote about the controversial message recently published in the Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University's student newspaper. Whether or not you agree that it was necessary to use such explicit language to get the message across, the editor, David McSwane, was fired because of it. In this article, Joe Strupp argues that the student should not have been fired. He writes that for McSwane to be treated like a professional "who has been around a while, and should know better, is also inappropriate. " He raises an interesting and important question: "Should a senior in college be given the same scrutiny for a lapse in judgment that Dan Rather gets for using questionable documents in a report on the president?"
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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I think it is absolutely necessary for students to be held to the same standards as professional journalists in most cases. Since we are all learning, it is obviously necessary to sometimes lessen consequences, but certain matters -- plagiarism, fabrication, ethics among them -- is is essential for students to be held to the same standards as professionals. We are tomorrow's professionals, and some things are so essential to journalism that, to be compromised (even at the student level) is unacceptable.
However, on matters such as being punished for exercising free speech, I have different opinions...
Warning: Danger, Will Robinson, I have strong opinions about this topic.
Let's not confuse foolishness with a lack of professional instruction. Using profanity in any professional publication is going out on a limb, despite the fact that it's done on a fairly regular basis in magazine publishing. Making the assumption that it's okay because "that's how people talk" is insulting your publication's audience. You run the risk of alienating everyone who doesn't happen to talk that way. In my opinion, this isn't something we should have to "teach"...but I could be wrong. Maybe it's time to teach courtesy -- and appropriateness in communication -- as a journalism class.
P.S. -- Tara, I'm not disagreeing with you, by the way; just sharing my opinion. I agree with what you said. : )
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