Tuesday, November 23, 2004
The Arizona Republic reports that the Arizona State University journalism faculty have passed a resolution in support of the State Press, the student newspaper that was under fire from the ASU president for publishing a picture of a woman's breast being pierced for a body piercing article. The photo ran on the paper's front page. I had an earlier post on the situation here.
University officials, starting with President Michael Crow, were incensed when the Oct. 7 issue of the State Press Magazine published a cover photograph of a breast pierced with a tiny barbell, illustrating an article about body piercing.
The unanimous faculty resolution, passed by 17 members in attendance (out of 21 on the faculty), resolved:
"That the faculty of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication unanimously supports the efforts of the State Press, ASU's independent student newspaper, in exercising its First Amendment rights. The faculty commends the leadership of State Press editors and the guidance of faculty and staff who work with students in their efforts against censorship."
ASU President Michael Crow responds near the end of the article:
"I don't think we want them off campus," Crow said. "I think as an investor in the business, we want some say in how it's run."
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