I’m a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.

I’m a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.

Editor’s Note: The ACLU is committed to fighting for all reporters’, including the student press’, right to hold those in power accountable. Through “Press in Peril,” our ongoing series, we’re highlighting the challenges facing the press in a democracy under pressure. For student press resources visit the Student Press Law Center. Last year, during the Spring semester of my sophomore year at Barnard College, I was leaving class when I received a…

Op-ed | I’m a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus. - Davis Vanguard

Student journalists at Columbia and Barnard have faced censorship, administrative pressure, and threats to academic freedom while covering campus protests, but have persevered to provide balanced coverage and hold those in power accountable.