When the horrific Virginia Tech shooting occurred in 2007, leaving 33 dead including the gunman, it was The Collegiate Times, the campus newspaper, that went above and beyond the call with coverage, inside stories, and details of the horrible rampage. Now the student government wants to cut funding to the newspaper and other media outlets, according to The Roanoke Times. It notes that the paper is accused of violating policy by allowing anonymous comments.
I suggested three years ago that the paper be considered for a Pulitzer Prize for its work,which was honored when its editor was invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner that year. This cutback in funding would be the ultimate irony and the ultimate shame. -- Joe Strupp
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