[BRIEF NOTE] My alma mater's nerve broke
My first alma mater, rather.
At the University of Prince Edward Island, a student newspaper became one of the first Canadian papers to reprint the incendiary editorial cartoons when it published them in its Wednesday edition.
The drawings were included in 2,000 copies of the UPEI Cadre that were distributed on campus. University administration promptly ordered the papers taken off the stands, however.
Ray Keating, the editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, defended his decision to print the cartoons. He said they were published along with commentary to provide the information people require to make an informed decision.
"We decided that prefaced with our comments, showing the cartoons for what they are was the only way to allow people to have their own opinion on the matter (of) whether they're offensive or not," Keating told CTV Newsnet.
"So many people seemed to be ready to condemn the cartoons and say it was a terrible thing based on the events that were happening in Syria. But most of the people, if not all of the people we spoke to had never seen the cartoons."
The university's administration took a strong stance against the publication of the cartoons, calling it a "reckless move," and defending the decision to pull the newspapers.
"The administration has taken this action on grounds that publication of the caricatures represents a reckless invitation to public disorder and humiliation," said a statement. "The university acknowledges the debates about press freedom and responsibility generated by this matter."
My thanks to london_calling for calling this news item to my attention. I'm just sorry that this news item didn't cover the school administration's straightforward defense of The Cadre.
More on this later.
At the University of Prince Edward Island, a student newspaper became one of the first Canadian papers to reprint the incendiary editorial cartoons when it published them in its Wednesday edition.
The drawings were included in 2,000 copies of the UPEI Cadre that were distributed on campus. University administration promptly ordered the papers taken off the stands, however.
Ray Keating, the editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, defended his decision to print the cartoons. He said they were published along with commentary to provide the information people require to make an informed decision.
"We decided that prefaced with our comments, showing the cartoons for what they are was the only way to allow people to have their own opinion on the matter (of) whether they're offensive or not," Keating told CTV Newsnet.
"So many people seemed to be ready to condemn the cartoons and say it was a terrible thing based on the events that were happening in Syria. But most of the people, if not all of the people we spoke to had never seen the cartoons."
The university's administration took a strong stance against the publication of the cartoons, calling it a "reckless move," and defending the decision to pull the newspapers.
"The administration has taken this action on grounds that publication of the caricatures represents a reckless invitation to public disorder and humiliation," said a statement. "The university acknowledges the debates about press freedom and responsibility generated by this matter."
My thanks to london_calling for calling this news item to my attention. I'm just sorry that this news item didn't cover the school administration's straightforward defense of The Cadre.