Comments on: Sh*tty little rag suspends editors for acting like journalists http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/ Media and news from the original river city Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:31:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tim http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-13818 Tim Thu, 16 Mar 2006 22:55:51 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/#comment-13818 Freedom of speech is a responsibility, but printing the cartoons became an obligation when they were made a world wide story by the riots. Befor the rioting started, your argument was valid, and it would have probably been prudent not to print the cartoons. Once the Muslim world went on a rampage, people had the right to see what it was all about, and the free media had the responsibility to show them. Responsibility means not unnecessarily offending people, but it also means giving people the information they need to understand events, even if that information offends somebody. Freedom of speech is a responsibility, but printing the cartoons became an obligation when they were made a world wide story by the riots. Befor the rioting started, your argument was valid, and it would have probably been prudent not to print the cartoons. Once the Muslim world went on a rampage, people had the right to see what it was all about, and the free media had the responsibility to show them. Responsibility means not unnecessarily offending people, but it also means giving people the information they need to understand events, even if that information offends somebody.

]]> By: Bill Dennis http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-8518 Bill Dennis Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:19:16 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/#comment-8518 Good Lord. So much for transparancy. So much for the press being a free marketplace for ideas. I would expect a corporate, big media company to have a policy like this. The Big Media is all about controlling the flow of information for their benefit. It looks like Illini Media thinks the same way. Well, no wonder, since academics are even bigger control freaks. It's all going to fall by the wayside anyway. The ownership of a printing press or a broadcast tower is no longer necessary to be a media company. In fact having to print and deliver a newspaper is a huge financial burden that gives online media a HUGE financial advantage. As the habits of news consumers change, advertisers will follow. Good Lord.

So much for transparancy. So much for the press being a free marketplace for ideas.

I would expect a corporate, big media company to have a policy like this. The Big Media is all about controlling the flow of information for their benefit. It looks like Illini Media thinks the same way. Well, no wonder, since academics are even bigger control freaks.

It’s all going to fall by the wayside anyway. The ownership of a printing press or a broadcast tower is no longer necessary to be a media company. In fact having to print and deliver a newspaper is a huge financial burden that gives online media a HUGE financial advantage. As the habits of news consumers change, advertisers will follow.

]]> By: Illini Media Employee http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-8516 Illini Media Employee Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:59:40 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/#comment-8516 There won't be a lot of opinion online from DI or other Illini Media employees, as we can get fired for posting in a blog about our jobs. Here’s the policy that was sent out to employees and posted around the Illini Media Building: Illini Media policy on personal blogs and Web sites: – No Illini Media resources may be used in creating, updating or editing personal blogs or Web sites. – Illini Media employees may not create, edit or update personal blogs or Web sites during the course of their work day, work shift or work assignment. – Content of personal blogs or Web sites must not be based upon internal conversations, discussions and/or decisions. – An employee’s affiliation with Illini Media or any of its units should not be the focus of his or her personal blog or Web site. – Employees may not post material on personal blogs or Web sites intended for publication/broadcast or material that has been previously published/broadcast. – Any employee violating this policy is subject to immediate termination of employment with the company. There won’t be a lot of opinion online from DI or other Illini Media employees, as we can get fired for posting in a blog about our jobs.

Here’s the policy that was sent out to employees and posted around the Illini Media Building:

Illini Media policy on personal blogs and Web sites:

– No Illini Media resources may be used in creating, updating or editing personal blogs or Web sites.

– Illini Media employees may not create, edit or update personal blogs or Web sites during the course of their work day, work shift or work assignment.

– Content of personal blogs or Web sites must not be based upon internal conversations, discussions and/or decisions.

– An employee’s affiliation with Illini Media or any of its units should not be the focus of his or her personal blog or Web site.

– Employees may not post material on personal blogs or Web sites intended for publication/broadcast or material that has been previously published/broadcast.

– Any employee violating this policy is subject to immediate termination of employment with the company.

]]> By: DEN rules, Daily Illini drools » Peoria Pundit http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-8497 DEN rules, Daily Illini drools » Peoria Pundit Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:38:21 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/#comment-8497 [...] Billy Panther picks up on my post and adds other instances of lousy collegiate journalism in Illinois. [...] [...] Billy Panther picks up on my post and adds other instances of lousy collegiate journalism in Illinois. [...]

]]> By: Bill Dennis http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-8493 Bill Dennis Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:26:52 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/#comment-8493 I think that any newspaper that tried to make all decisions by voting on them is doomed to be a lousy newspaper. Perhaps they need to send these to an education camp so that they comply with group-thought. I think that any newspaper that tried to make all decisions by voting on them is doomed to be a lousy newspaper.

Perhaps they need to send these to an education camp so that they comply with group-thought.

]]> By: Beth http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-8491 Beth Fri, 17 Feb 2006 04:55:36 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/#comment-8491 What do you think of the argument that the IMC claims to have suspended the two editors because they didn't let any of the rest of the editorial board (read: any editors but the eic and the opinions editor) know about their decisions to run the cartoons? Just curious. I used to work at the DI, so I've been watching this issue pretty closely... What do you think of the argument that the IMC claims to have suspended the two editors because they didn’t let any of the rest of the editorial board (read: any editors but the eic and the opinions editor) know about their decisions to run the cartoons? Just curious. I used to work at the DI, so I’ve been watching this issue pretty closely…

]]> By: Billy Panther http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-8490 Billy Panther Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:44:23 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/02/15/shtty-little-rag-suspends-editors-for-acting-like-journalists/#comment-8490 You are going to love tomorrow's blog entry. Here what The Eastern News had to <a href="http://www.dennews.com/media/paper309/news/2006/02/13/Opinions/Free-Press.Hears.All.Sides-1609633.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.dennews.com" rel="nofollow">say about all this</a>. You are going to love tomorrow’s blog entry.

Here what The Eastern News had to say about all this.

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