Source: insidehighered. Posted By: Johnson H...5741 days ago
The student editorial staff of the Oregon Daily Emerald went on strike Wednesday morning, prompting a newly hired publisher to step down before his first day on the job.
The University of Oregon students expressed concerns about the publisher’s role, saying that a new reporting structure would undermine the independent newspaper’s autonomy. Under the new arrangement, the paper’s student editor would report to the publisher, not to the Board of Directors as she now does.
“The student editor....