Posted by Monica Cruz on June 15, 2009
Endless Fuel
by Astrid Viveros*
On January 2006, La Catarina, the college newspaper I worked for, was forced to stop publishing accurate, true stories that were labeled as overly critical. I naively thought Mexican media would have an instant uproar for such atrocity. We received support from a couple of local newspapers but were criticized by many others. We were portrayed in stories and articles as young troublemakers looking for attention, students trying to spoil the good name of one of Mexico’s finest universities.
However, we brushed the criticisms away and reminded ourselves we were fighting for a right cause: freedom of speech. After a couple of weeks of reaching out to national and international media, the administration caved in and we were able to publish our newspaper again. After this incident, I can proudly say that La Catarina saw some of the best work in it’s history. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Monica Cruz on May 21, 2008
The reason I had abandoned this blog is that I’m planning my thesis, which actually has a lot to do with this blog. I’ll propose the creation of an international nonprofit to protect student press against censorship. Pretty much like an International Student Press Law Center.
I’ll be posting some news through out the thesis development. I hope I’ll receive more comments from you.
See ya
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Posted by Monica Cruz on April 27, 2008
Source: Honi Soit, Sydney University newspaper
Amelia Walkley explores the state of student media in Australia, and how our precious independent publications are threatened by the Voluntary Student Unionism. (Continue reading)
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Posted by Monica Cruz on April 27, 2008
Derek Tinker writes that student magazines in Australian universities range from laddish rags to high-brow publications, but they’re all fertile breeding grounds for the journalists of tomorrow. (Continue reading)
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Posted by Monica Cruz on April 27, 2008
Source: Fort Mill Times
Officials at Wichita State University have appointed a task force to review the operations of the school’s student newspaper, claiming the Sunflower suffers from sloppy journalism. (Continue reading)
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Posted by Monica Cruz on April 25, 2008
Hello Web Surfers,
Before entering the tough blog jungle, Melted Pen was a project for a college class. Although I made sure every post and page has its references and sources, I don’t want authors feel like I’m using their stuff without caring about their concern. Please let me know if you rather want your work off this blog, no hard feelings.
Thanks.
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