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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor: Advocacy has a valuable place in journalism

May 9, 2011

I commend Brian Rosenthal's second installment of his In Focus series on the Innocence Project and David Protess for the intensive reporting and new angles it provides. But putting Protess and the Innocence...

Letter to the Editor: Administrators are counterproductive in canceling class

May 7, 2011

I was deeply disappointed to read that Prof. Bailey's Human Sexuality class will not be offered next year. I cannot think of a more counterproductive and reactionary response to the sex demo controversy...

Letter to the Editor: Protess case proves reporter-source bond

May 6, 2011
It was amusing to see a college professor lecturing about how journalists must be careful to maintain a professional distance in their relationships with sources in Brain Rosenthal's fine piece "In Focus: Investigative Journalism Students Used Questionably Ethical Reporting Tactics, Sources Say" [May 4] so soon after the White House Correspondents Dinner reminded us of how far away from that ethical standard the fourth estate has wandered.

Letter to the Editor: Investigative students find problems with Daily article

May 4, 2011

We are writing to express our deepest concern over the tenor and substance of Wednesday's page-one story alleging former Medill Innocence Project students employed "questionably ethical" strategies in...

Letter to the Editor: Reporter feels misrepresented by Daily article

May 4, 2011

While I respect The Daily Northwestern's effort in its May 4 edition to shed light on issues that some have raised about the Medill Innocence Project and Prof. David Protess, I am troubled by the way...

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