Tag - #freepress

Administrator Intimidates Student Reporters

In 2015, several student journalists at Fairmont State University reported on the presence of mold in campus dorms and the university mishandling of the situation. An administrator, J. Robert Baker, allegedly intimidated the reporters for giving the school bad […]

University Censors Student Newspaper For Criticizing A Dean

Recently, Santa Clara University forced the school’s newspaper to remove a quote by a donor, which criticized Geoffrey Mungal, the Dean of Engineering at the school. Donor John Sobrato, had recently donated $100 million and the newspaper originally printed […]

University Bans Faculty From Talking To Student Reporters

In 2014, during a labor dispute, the President of Pensacola State Colleged banned faculty members from talking to student reporters.  According to Campus Reform, “Pensacola administrators cited a state code that has been ruled unconstitutional by state and federal court, […]

Student Senate Tries To Punish Campus Newspaper For Criticizing Sharia Law

In 2015, the Kentucky Kernel, the student newspaper of the University of Kentucky, faced a censure vote by the student government. An op-ed in the newspaper called on a reform for Islam, particularly asking for Muslims to follow the lead […]

Students Ban Newspapers To Oppose Fascism

In 2016, the student union at City University of London voted to ban several newspapers from campus because the newspapers ran stories critical of refugees and Islamic terrorism. The student union said that it was necessary to ban the […]