Prosecutors have supoenaed detailed records, including grades and grading methodologies as well as notes and other material, pertaining to the student journalists. Amongst other things, the article raises the question of whether this is in essence an attempt to suppress their efforts.
I'm submitting this as I've noticed from past comments that several regulars here are either in journalism or have journalism in their background. Also, with the decreasing dominance of "traditional" journalism as the source of most news (something strongly associated with the the Internet), actions like the prosecutors' raise questions about how other sources of news will be viewed and how they will participate in public discourse (although one might view the student journalism program as more "traditional" than many other sources).
P.S. The query string parameter "partner=MYWAY" appears to eliminate the need for a NYT account to view this article.
I'm submitting this as I've noticed from past comments that several regulars here are either in journalism or have journalism in their background. Also, with the decreasing dominance of "traditional" journalism as the source of most news (something strongly associated with the the Internet), actions like the prosecutors' raise questions about how other sources of news will be viewed and how they will participate in public discourse (although one might view the student journalism program as more "traditional" than many other sources).
P.S. The query string parameter "partner=MYWAY" appears to eliminate the need for a NYT account to view this article.