Indiana University Allows Student Newspaper to Resume Print Editions Following Backlash

Indiana University allows student newspaper to resume print editions following backlash

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University is allowing its student newspaper to resume print editions after school administrators faced national backlash and allegations of censorship for abruptly ending print publications in October.

Indiana U. reinstates student newspaper after censorship allegations

Indiana University reversed its decision to end print publication of its student newspaper, Indiana Daily Student, after two weeks of intense backlash. In a letter published by the newspaper Thursday, IU Bloomington Chancellor David Reingold announced the school has “authorized the financial office to allow the IDS, under the supervision of The Media School, to use their established budget… Source

IU to Resume Printing Student Paper After Censorship Controversy

Indiana University officials are walking back plans to suspend print publication of the student newspaper following faculty and alumni outrage over a censorship controversy last month.

Student newspaper ban in Indiana: How free is our press?

On Oct. 14, Indiana University (IU)’s student newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student (IDS), halted printing indefinitely. This cancellation was a reaction to the IU faculty director of student media, Jim Rodenbush, being fired after refusing to censor student news coverage.  Last year, IU announced the student newspaper would be scaling back from weekly editions to “seven special editions per semester” due to financial strains on IU’s media progra…