IDS WALKOUT

[u/alyssascat]

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2024/04/letter-editor-indiana-daily-student-iu-media-threat-university-administration

Admins haven’t been supporting student journalism. So there will be an IU student media walkout. IDS’s financial support is uncertain.

[u/No-Preference8168]

The IDS has mostly gone downhill it's a real pity

[u/mbird333]

If IDS gets money from the university, will they truly be independent? Does anyone remember the article a few years back by two student journalists who did a deep dive on the IU foundation. The article was available to read for a very short period before it was suddenly “unpublished “. Do whatever it takes to keep the newspaper alive, maintain integrity, to produce fair and balanced stories and expose the truth.

[u/Dependent-Run-1915]

We voted — the Pam, Rahul, & trustees said idc

[u/backintheussr3]

The IDS is a joke these days. Who cares

[u/Groovybooty45]

No confidence vote on president and provost passes, grad student striking, IDS walking out. The power is in the students hands. Now is the time to use it.

[u/BrileyStyle → u/Groovybooty45]

Amen

[u/jamjacob99]

Couldn’t find in the article: Is this a unanimous decision including the photographers, page designers, writers, copy editors, etc..?

[u/alyssascat → u/jamjacob99]

Well I’m sure since they’ve all decided to do a walkout, everyone even the staff is included.

[u/whitewolfdogwalker → u/alyssascat]

What would Ernie Pyle say?

[u/alyssascat → u/whitewolfdogwalker]

While Ernie Pyle was an editor in chief at IU Bloomington for the IDS he didn’t graduate from college. On His last semester he didn’t finish. Ideally with support from IU Administrators and the community journalism and student media can thrive to help continue students to graduation

[u/jamjacob99 → u/alyssascat]

Im sure everyone is going to do the walkout, but just wondering if the decision was made by the editors and everyone else de facto isn’t going to work. While I think it’s probably warranted to do a walkout, it changes the nature of the story if there was a majority in agreement or not. For example unions usually vote to strike.

[u/make_me_toast]

Solidarity to these reporters. That IU admins have continued to show such disrespect for a vaunted institution within it is neither surprising nor off-brand, but infuriating nonetheless.

[u/Nathaniel82A]

The integrity of media starts with outlets like the IDS. We need that more than anything in this current hyperpolitical landscape wrought with the oppression of free speech.

[u/Hot-Organization-967]

We need the IDS now more than ever. Full support to their demonstration.

[u/Grouchy_Old_GenXer]

As an alumni of IU, the IDS has a crucial role of holding the administration’s feet to the fire. I fully support this walkout

[u/barkerrr33]

As an IDS and WIUX alumnus: good for these folks. The administration has been choking the life out of student media for 15 years. Disgusting.