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I think he hits on what's really the issue, but then gets distracted. The college wanted a PR publication, not a truly independent newspaper. Given that they p
by betawolf33 14y ago
I think he hits on what's really the issue, but then gets distracted. The college wanted a PR publication, not a truly independent newspaper.
Given that they paid the printing costs (I'm not sure if this was always the case, but it was at the start of the venture), I guess it's up to them if they want to control it like that.
What doesn't seem right is them telling him that his later independant paper can't 'compete' with their PR mag. So long as they're not funding it, it's not their concern.
- rada 14y agoGiven that they paid the printing costs, I guess it's up to them if they want to control it like that. Students paid the printing costs (or, on students' behalf: their parents, taxpayers, or private donors).
- chc 14y agoThis is essentially the same argument as "You can't arrest me — I'm the one who pays you." It's facile and will not get you far in the real world.
- rada 14y ago"You can't arrest me, I pay you" is facile in the legal context of individual rights vs. the common good. This is, in fact, the opposite - suppressing the common good (loosely, freedom of the press) for individual gain. I don't see how it's "essentially the same argument" at all.