Editorial: Standing in Solidarity with the Indiana Daily Student
The Indiana Daily Student is facing opposition from its own university, with administrators attempting to restrict its publishing capabilities.
In a recent incident, the university's administrators prohibited the Indiana Daily Student from publishing news stories in its homecoming print edition, which was already limited in number and mainly focused on special themes.
As a result of this decision, Jim Rodenbush, the Director of Student Media, was fired on the 14th for refusing to comply with the university's order, and just hours later, the university announced that it would be cutting print entirely for the Indiana Daily Student.
In a show of solidarity, Purdue University's student paper, The Exponent, printed 3,000 copies of a special edition featuring editorials from the Indiana Daily Student and distributed them on IU's campus on the 17th.
Student media plays a vital role in campus communities, and it is essential that we support and stand in solidarity with the Indiana Daily Student and journalism everywhere.
Student media is essential to campus communities.
Author's summary: University restricts student newspaper, sparking solidarity efforts.
- Indiana University restricts Indiana Daily Student's publishing capabilities
- Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush fired for non-compliance
- Purdue University student paper shows solidarity with special edition