tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015021.post111384655174887291..comments2023-10-24T04:27:03.755-05:00Comments on ArchaeoTexture: A Learning Environment ...Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952101708880633319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015021.post-1113856955015495112005-04-18T15:42:00.000-05:002005-04-18T15:42:00.000-05:00Very good point ... if the student government beli...Very good point ... if the student government believes that there is some kind of infraction involved, that some law or line of the newspaper's charter has been broken, then, YES, by all means, they should say/do something ... they might even be obliged to do something under their own charter as a student government.<BR/><BR/>If, though, student politicians just want to complain about how editors decide which student events to cover and where articles are placed in the paper (a complaint heard by journalists at ALL levels, on an almost-daily basis), then they can come down to the paper's office and present their concerns.<BR/><BR/>But the credibility of a newspaper (on or off-campus) relies upon the belief that - short of engaging in activities that break the law - the paper is free to do the best job it can in reporting the news, and is not answerable to unwarranted government intrusion into that process.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952101708880633319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015021.post-1113855644356923492005-04-18T15:20:00.000-05:002005-04-18T15:20:00.000-05:00I assume that the Lobo is the "official" newspaper...I assume that the Lobo is the "official" newspaper of the U of NM, sponsored and funded by the University. Should't the student government, the official representatives of the sponsoring body have a say so in it's affairs. The matter would be different if the paper was an off campus privately funded publication.Panchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463873173228883570noreply@blogger.com