Wednesday, March 09, 2005
"Demand more from your student newspaper."
No matter how you feel about journalists and their industry, you probably care about the quality of information they put out. While as a reader it may be daunting to try to challenge and change mainstream media, you can potentially make a difference much closer to home.
Student newspapers, especially ones autonomous from their university, student union and any other group, are models of independent and community presses. A typical Canadian student paper receives a secure source of funding from its community - the student body - but its staff retains full editorial control over content.
Sure, student journalists are usually students, not trained professionals. Most may not even aspire to careers in journalism. But many do and will go on to staff newsrooms across the country and around the world. If you want future generations of journalists to be accurate, critical and fair, you can start by demanding the same of your student newspaper and holding its staff accountable when they don't come through.
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