Indiana University Lifts Ban on Printing News in College Newspaper
Indiana University has reversed course on its decision to stop student journalists from including news coverage in the print version of their college newspaper, after weeks of intense criticism from the community and accusations of censorship.
In a letter to The Indiana Daily Student that published Thursday night, David Reingold, the university’s chancellor, said he recognized the university had not handled recent decisions around the newspaper “as well as we should have.”
He said the university would allow The Indiana Daily Student to use its budget “as the editors see fit” through June 30.
“First and foremost, let me reaffirm that our commitment to a free and independent student press has never wavered,” he wrote.
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