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Laura Thomas of Fort Collins writes:

As a long-time RMN subscriber and supporter of newspaper journalism, I must express my disappointment in your article, “Student’s woes not a big surprise,” about CSU Collegian editor David McSwane. Surely you know that the story is not about the journalist—even if it seems he thinks so. To portray McSwane as an “arrogant” editor who “[REDUCES] some [STAFFERS]to tears” and as a egomaniac who should have listened to his mama is tantamount to saying he deserves to be fired because he’s not a good boy.
Fortunately, today’s paper also includes Mike Littwin’s column. In addition to focusing on what really matters—language and the First Amendment—Littwin reminds us that the purpose of the student newspaper, of the entire university enterprise, is to educate.
I hope we are teaching our youth that it matters not who says it or even how, but that we all have the right to express our opinions, and journalists have an “obligation” to speak truth to power.

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READER COMMENTS

As usual, the only decent coverage of McSwane's past and actions since the editorial has been provided by Westword, while the major dailies and local news channels have vacillated between pure knee-jerk coverage and blatant dishonesty.

PROPS TO MC Swane!!

It is truly time to get over this word.

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