~A) What was this article about...?
This article was about how this one high school, Dalton, had a newspaper that needed approval before publishing an article about a speech given by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who was supposed to be "one of the court's most vigilant defenders of First Amendment values". When the high school journalists sent a draft in to the justice's office, they got it back with "minor tweaks" to make sure the point the justice intended to make was accurate. Some people said that this was a good thing and others said it was not a good thing.
~B) How does all the content of this article apply to the profession of journalism along with the conduct and production of our own newspaper, the Tiger Rag...?
If something like this can happen to Dalton's school newspaper, then it could happen to the Tiger Rag as well. Of course, something like this would only happen on a rare occurrence if we ever happened to have a speaker of that much power come speak at our school. But of course it can happen, and I think that if it does happen, then we as journalists should take it as a way to show people in 'higher up" positions what high schools can do. I mean, we can be pretty smart if we really wanted to be. If we ever get the chance to publish an article about some big speech that some big man made at our school, then it simply is a way to represent high school journalists.
~C) Questions??
I was just wondering if anyone else noticed how ironic it is to have this Justice guy be "one of the most vigilant defenders of First Amendment values" and yet there were people taking the article draft and "tweaking" it. Or maybe it's just me. And I also, was wondering how Kennedy was really thinking as all this was going about. Was it really his idea to have the article tweaked or someone else? Maybe that was just a confusing part for me to read in the article.
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You made an amazing point about the fact that the Jstice was so big on the First Amendment when he (or someone on his staff) was basically impeaching on someone's rights given by that Amendment.
ReplyDeleteI also took note of the fact that this particular Justice was big on First Amendment rights. That's also the reason I wondered if his office requested the review, or if it was the Justice himself. If so, I think that's extremely hypocritical and it says a lot about his character. If I was among the Justices of the Supreme Court, I would be questioning Kennedy's integrity.
ReplyDeleteI like how you brought up the fact that what happened at Dalton could happen anywhere. As high school Journalist, it is our job to make sure that this never happens at New Richmond.
ReplyDeleteMhmm! I agree Maggie! It is more like a job than anything else. A responsibility.
ReplyDeleteI love reading the comments you guys :-)
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I have to agree with you, Jenny, that if Kennedy requested this then it is exremely hypocritical- and from a Justice of all people! Those are the kind of people who have millions of people that they are potentially influencing. Not a good time to be hypocritical...
-how could we prevent something like this happening at New Richmond? The students writing for the Daltonian didn't do anything wrong it seems like, only writing a newspaper. It was Kennedy's big-head and craving for positive reinforcement in the press that caused the first amendment to be breached, not the students. It was a situation that was out of the Daltonian's control...
ReplyDeleteAngela does raise some important points, and a number of your comments add to that significantly. I'm impressed with the quality of this small discussion. I wonder though: What if Kennedy came here and it happened to us? I like to think we have a good working relationship with our building principals, but as one of my old hip-hop favorites, De La Sol, would say, "Stakes is High" in a case involving such a high-profile individual...
ReplyDeleteI agree with your last question very much. What was Kennedy thinking? Was it really him not wanting to have an interview. Very nice. I was confused with that as well.
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