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"Charles Farley" |
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09 Feb 2006 06:55:49 PM |
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College Newspaper Shames CNN, NY Times |
The Daily Illini (University of Illinois)
February 9, 2006
Editor's Note
Cartoons as published in the Danish Jyllands-Posten
To the right you'll see a series of cartoons about the Islamic prophet
Muhammad that have fueled a firestorm of debate all over the world.
These cartoons are [considered] bigoted and insensitive [by followers
of] the Islamic faith because they are depictions of the prophet
Muhammad.
However, this serious controversy has not been addressed by the press.
By refusing to run the cartoons, Americans have no idea how "offensive"
they are. The ensuing death threats, riots, murders, and laying siege
to embassies, leave many confused and appalled.
Recently, the U.S. State Department criticized the editorial cartoons,
originally published in the Danish Jyllands-Posten. A student newspaper
in Wales had all of their papers confiscated after they published the
cartoons. Editors have resigned from the New York Press after the
cartoons were pulled from the press at the 11th hour. Only one of the
major newspapers in this country has run an example of the cartoons.
All across this nation, editors are gripped in fear of printing ... for
fear of the reaction. As a journalist, this flies in the face of
everything I hold dear. By refusing to print these editorial cartoons,
we are preventing an important issue from being debated openly by the
public.
If anything, journalists all over this country should be letting the
public decide for themselves what to think of these cartoons.
As an editor of a college newspaper, I cannot claim to be a champion
for free speech and at the same time restrict it from running its
course. My gut has been turning for days questioning how to address
this issue. It is only proper that you, the public, are allowed to
think for yourselves.
Within the coming days, I hope to promote a dialogue on the campus and
in the community as to how people feel about this issue. I encourage
everyone to write a letter to the editor and let us know what you
think.
Exercise your First Amendment right and don't be afraid to say
something unpopular. As citizens, we have a right to use that freedom.
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Acton H. Gorton is a senior in Communications and the editor in chief
of The Daily Illini.
http://media.www.dailyillini.com/media/paper736/news/2006/02/09/Opinions/Cartoons.As.Published.In.The.Danish.JyllandsPosten-1606534.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailyillini.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com
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| User: "Bert Hyman" |
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| Title: Re: College Newspaper Shames CNN, NY Times |
09 Feb 2006 07:00:13 PM |
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In news:1139532949.127645.267610@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com "Charles
Farley" <CircularErrorZero@yahoo.com> wrote:
Cartoons as published in the Danish Jyllands-Posten
Now, why do you say they "shamed" CNN, etc? Just because you ->can do
something doesn't mean you must do something.
Playboy prints pictures of nude women in their pages every month; the
Washington Post could do the same, but chooses not to. Has Playboy
"shamed" the Washington Post?
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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: College Newspaper Shames CNN, NY Times |
09 Feb 2006 07:10:29 PM |
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False analogy, dipshit. Wash Post prints editorial cartoons but
chooses the dhimmi approach...
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| User: "Bert Hyman" |
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| Title: Re: College Newspaper Shames CNN, NY Times |
10 Feb 2006 07:58:22 AM |
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() wrote in
news:1139533829.858772.78850@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
False analogy, dipshit.
Thank you for your deep analysis and wise counsel.
Good luck.
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |
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| User: "jimpgh2002" |
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| Title: Re: College Newspaper Shames CNN, NY Times |
09 Feb 2006 07:42:28 PM |
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On 10 Feb 2006 01:00:13 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert@iphouse.com> wrote:
In news:1139532949.127645.267610@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com "Charles
Farley" <CircularErrorZero@yahoo.com> wrote:
Cartoons as published in the Danish Jyllands-Posten
Now, why do you say they "shamed" CNN, etc? Just because you ->can do
something doesn't mean you must do something.
Playboy prints pictures of nude women in their pages every month; the
Washington Post could do the same, but chooses not to. Has Playboy
"shamed" the Washington Post?
That's hardly a valid analogy. The Washington Post prints
political cartoons all the time.
Newspapers should print the cartoons to inform us as to what
was offensive to Muslims in said cartoons. It's valid NEWS.
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| User: "Weber" |
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| Title: Re: College Newspaper Shames CNN, NY Times |
11 Feb 2006 10:00:03 PM |
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On 10 Feb 2006 01:00:13 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert@iphouse.com> wrote:
In news:1139532949.127645.267610@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com "Charles
Farley" <CircularErrorZero@yahoo.com> wrote:
Cartoons as published in the Danish Jyllands-Posten
Now, why do you say they "shamed" CNN, etc? Just because you ->can do
something doesn't mean you must do something.
Playboy prints pictures of nude women in their pages every month; the
Washington Post could do the same, but chooses not to. Has Playboy
"shamed" the Washington Post?
That is actually a good example of the thing.
Despite all the Republican cries of "shame" and "cowardice" they have
little to defend their policies, other than the de facto claim that
Republicans, not editorial boards, should run newspapers.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: College Newspaper Shames CNN, NY Times |
09 Feb 2006 07:46:00 PM |
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http://www.geocities.com/globalnet_newsflash/cynthia-mckinney-transcript.html
This woman, Cynthia McKinney, only 49 years old from Georgia, has stood
up to Bush and to Israel and nearly been offed, just like Dennis
Kucinich. They are the only three that come to mind that risked their
lives, homes, and careers for their ideas and programs to succeed.
Wellstone was killed for it.
<nick tesla wrote:>
A few weeks ago following the Katrina-response debacale, I was watching
[D] Rep. Cynthia McKinney tear-it-up on the House floor on C-SPAN. I
knew it would be one of her classic snits that she's become famous
for; and she didn't disapoint. The problem is, as she states in her
opening speech, she
knew she wouldn't get it all in in her alloted 60 min., but she went
for
it and got more than enough of it out (way too much for a ''certain''
group who'd love to see her put back down on the farm where they
thought
they had put her for good when they conspired with that Majette woman
and AIPAC, the Israeli lobby, a few years ago.
But she's back where she needs to be. Anyway, when she finally did run
out of time, she was reprimanded for some supposedly ''inappropriate''
comments about our Idiot-In-Chief! Good for her.
Now that you've got the background info, here's Cynthia:
http://www.geocities.com/globalnet_newsflash/cynthia-mckinney-transcript.html
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| User: "Weber" |
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| Title: Re: College Newspaper Shames CNN, NY Times |
11 Feb 2006 10:00:02 PM |
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It's "shame" only to rightwingers like Farley for whom not printing
hate material is shameful.
OTOH, the Daily Illini isn't known for printing anti-semitic works or
works from groups like the Nation of Islam. Where that's concerned the
rightwing editorial board isn't interested -- and correctly not
interested -- in informing their readers.
But when there's white and Xtian oriented hate, suddenly the campus
newspaper believes it has an obligation to inform readers of
international events.
No, it is the standard defense of bigots, proclaiming their bigotry to
be simply "free speech" and their bigoted actions "courage."
On 9 Feb 2006 16:55:49 -0800, "Charles Farley"
<CircularErrorZero@yahoo.com> wrote:
The Daily Illini (University of Illinois)
February 9, 2006
Editor's Note
Cartoons as published in the Danish Jyllands-Posten
To the right you'll see a series of cartoons about the Islamic prophet
Muhammad that have fueled a firestorm of debate all over the world.
These cartoons are [considered] bigoted and insensitive [by followers
of] the Islamic faith because they are depictions of the prophet
Muhammad.
However, this serious controversy has not been addressed by the press.
By refusing to run the cartoons, Americans have no idea how "offensive"
they are. The ensuing death threats, riots, murders, and laying siege
to embassies, leave many confused and appalled.
Recently, the U.S. State Department criticized the editorial cartoons,
originally published in the Danish Jyllands-Posten. A student newspaper
in Wales had all of their papers confiscated after they published the
cartoons. Editors have resigned from the New York Press after the
cartoons were pulled from the press at the 11th hour. Only one of the
major newspapers in this country has run an example of the cartoons.
All across this nation, editors are gripped in fear of printing ... for
fear of the reaction. As a journalist, this flies in the face of
everything I hold dear. By refusing to print these editorial cartoons,
we are preventing an important issue from being debated openly by the
public.
If anything, journalists all over this country should be letting the
public decide for themselves what to think of these cartoons.
As an editor of a college newspaper, I cannot claim to be a champion
for free speech and at the same time restrict it from running its
course. My gut has been turning for days questioning how to address
this issue. It is only proper that you, the public, are allowed to
think for yourselves.
Within the coming days, I hope to promote a dialogue on the campus and
in the community as to how people feel about this issue. I encourage
everyone to write a letter to the editor and let us know what you
think.
Exercise your First Amendment right and don't be afraid to say
something unpopular. As citizens, we have a right to use that freedom.
---
Acton H. Gorton is a senior in Communications and the editor in chief
of The Daily Illini.
http://media.www.dailyillini.com/media/paper736/news/2006/02/09/Opinions/Cartoons.As.Published.In.The.Danish.JyllandsPosten-1606534.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailyillini.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com
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