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Show News Openings The Daily Utah rich families or anyone else besides SPENCER you, the reader, to keep in mind. So we're probably just as independent as a newspaper can be. We could mutiny, decide to leave the U, and try to found our own independent paper. But right now, we still haven't been censored, and legal precedent is that our funding can't be reduced by the administration (.Stanley v. MacGrath, continued from page N17 6os the "Sandbox." So that's certainly a motivation for the people who work here. What they produce here is what may get them a job later, so they work at it pretty hard. But in the same way, this is also where there's a difference between The Daily Utah Chronicle and other 719 student newspapers in Utah and d 279 (1983)). There's not such a clear decision affecting how content may be limited, but we will publish what we will, and if the U censors us, then we will see what we must do to protect the First Amendment around the country. 'Student' Newspapers Take, for instance, The Daily Universe, the publication run by students of Brigham Young University. That paper happens because people have to work for it to get a degree in print Reutiomswps irV that concern the 111 Chronicle - N19 World... lT&r 7 j&tJpm And we will do it. journalism. At other universities the paper is an extension of the student organization. It's basically another club. In these two instances, the control over the press is pretty straightforward. If it's a class, the instructor or the department limits the content or topics of the paper. If the person in control is the student government, funding could easily be cut, especially if the paper starts to criticize the student leaders. Who's the Boss? That's how it used to be at the Chronicle, when the "owner" of the paper was the Associated Students of the University of Utah. That changed in the early '70s. Now the controlling body is the Publications Council. There are faculty, students and alumni on this board, which selects the editors of the Chronicle and Quarterly West and approves the funding of all publications. This council is under the direct control of the Board of Trustees. The trustees make the final decisions about Pub Council's recommendations. Choice What this all means for you is that the Chronicle is remarkably free of outside influences. That means coverage you can trust The Chronicle is also full of people who are here to make a good product. The future journalists understand how important this is to their careers and treat the job with an astounding amount of respect and hard work. But there are those here who don't have the press in their future, but are here because they want to be, because they love it Whatever the reason, we find something in these pages that does it for us. And if you choose the Chronicle, you will too. - WT Tii 11 WW TrriTi i email: 111 I 1 1 editorchr6riicleiiitah.edu j)fiifD I BodBBB Independent? At some schools, like the University of California at Berkeley, the newspaper is completely independent Once published by the student gov-- ; eminent, The Daily Californian was effectively disbanded by the school ediadministration after a front-pag- e torial led to a violent observance of the anniversary of a political protest The paper's editors continued to publish and negotiated with the university to use the name and a little money to start a completely it organizapus, independent " off-cam- -, non-prof- tion. So conceivably, the Chronicle could be more independent from its main news source, the University of Utah. But in more than 100 years of publishing, I'd wager there's been less censorship here than at most "real" newspapers you might trust quite a bit I doubt the trustees or Pub Council have had as much influence (if any) on us as, say, TCI or AT&T or the Kearns family, for that matter, has had on The Salt Lake Tribune. There's no way you can convince me that the editorial writers at the Deseret News don't keep their ownership by the LDS Church in mind. Even papers that aren't owned by conglomerates, families or other organizations have an unforgiving taskmasterthe profit motive. But here, we're not supposed to make money. We should plan to only sell as many ads as we need to keep going. ' Money, Power and Freedom Many small publications are. completely funded by Pub Council, which gets 3 a semester from every student. It's sort of like a subscription. You've already paid for it you'd might as The Student Outreach Board seeks to enhance the university experience by working with individual students and student organizations to promote involvement and representation in university activities. Several positions on the Outreach Board are still available. Each position carries with it opportunities. We're looking for students who... Want to be involved Want leadership experience Want to be creative Want to improve interpersonal skills addition to the Outreach Board positions, several positions in many areas of ASUU still In need to be filled for the coming year. Pick up an application at 234 Union, Deadline: September nth Let ASUU help you reach your goals! well pick it up. The biggest chunk of that by far goes to the Chronicle. But that's only about 10 percent of our total income. Advertisers arc our main support, as they arc for most mainstream papers. Ads pay for printing, equipment, supplies and wages. But there are no shareholders or e University Union Building 0581-ASU- U o Room 234 http:www.asuu.utah.edu |
