'The September 21 editorial of The Rocky Mountain Collegian was a taunt: "Taser This... Fuck Bush". Students groups like the College Republicans and faculty have in fact, obliged - insofar as they are legally able - to take down the students responsible.
'Or at least the editor in chief, J. David McSwane.
Newspaper editors may be the face of the publication, but the publication is not its editor. The editorial board's decision to run the statement was a 4-3 split, so it's clear that the editor is not the only one who should technically be held accountable. But this isn't really about "journalistic integrity" as the CSU College Republicans would spin it. It is about creating taboo lines around free expression, especially ones that deviate from tamer, "legitimate" forms of discourse.' (Alternet article).
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