Response to Fairbault.

A) This article is about a school newspaper much like ours that wanted to print a story about a teacher who was being charged for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. It seems like they got the ok to write the story, but they had to have the superintendent review it before it was published. The editor did not want him to review it before it published (probably because he knew it would be cut) so they went to The Daily News and had it printed there instead. The Daily News worked with the students because they had the inside information that they couldn't get (the teacher's name).

B)This fits in very well with our class because we have to have Moberg review every article before we publish the Tiger Rag. It sounds like our school is much more strict than this school if they only had to have the superintendent review only this one article. Personally, I don't mind if someone reviews it, but I don't like that we can't print certain stories in our newspaper. As long as all the facts are accurate and the story fits into the school district, I think we should be able to write about the sensitive topics. High School is a breeding ground for ugly lies and vicious rumors. If the students read what the real story is and what really happened, then maybe things wouldn't get so out of control. I think it is really cool that these students thought about bringing this story to another newspaper. It makes all their work worth it if it is at least printed somewhere. I would be so ticked if I did all this investigating and running around in circles to make sure we didn't step on any toes and in the end the story wouldn't have been published.

C) I want to know how the school and the superintendent felt about the article in the news. Did they like it or were they angry that it was printed?
I love articles like these because I could see this happening to one of our staff members. I like articles about Journalism because it helps me keep up with the field I want to be in someday.