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The Student Press Law Center is alarmed by reports by the Indiana Daily Student that administrators issued orders to interfere with content decisions and fired their long-time adviser.

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Indiana University fired the director of student media amid growing tension between the school and the student newspaper over what content was allowed in the print edition.

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-- NBC News (@nbcnews.com) Oct 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM

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... In a letter published Oct. 14, IDS editors Mia Hilkowitz and Andrew Miller said they were told indirectly by Indiana University Media School administrators Oct. 7 that an upcoming print edition could only include information about homecoming " and "no other news at all."

After student media director Jim Rodenbush and the student editors separately protested the order as unlawful censorship, Rodenbush was terminated by the university.

"The Media School's order limiting the Indiana Daily Student's print edition to homecoming coverage isn't a business decision' " it's censorship," said Jonathan Gaston-Falk, staff attorney at the Student Press Law Center. "This disregards strong First Amendment protections and a long-standing tradition of student editorial independence at Indiana University. If the abrupt ousting of the student media director was related to his refusal to participate in such censorship, the message is clear: IU no longer welcomes a free student press. The Media School must reverse course immediately, before more damage is done to its reputation and to its students' rights."

Editors had planned for homecoming content to be a special insert alongside other news in the Oct. 16 newspaper. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-18 01:52 PM | Reply

This looks similar to Mr Bezos apparently ordering Washington Post OpEd team that their editorials cannot criticize Pres Trump.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-18 01:53 PM | Reply

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