re: Op Ed: Reveille Disregards Conservative Students, Opinions

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Sorry, but I'm not a fan of having to pay student fees to fund a paper

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Coming from someone who has written for national publications, remember that AT ONE TIME the Daily Reveille and the Manship School of Journalism were nationally recognized institutions that brought accolades to LSU. Of course, this was when the profession of journalism was still a real thing. As seen in the presidential election, I am afraid that I have seen that change in my lifetime. Social Media and the Internet have altered journalism all together and somehow along the way it became OK to be biased and less than accurate in the reporting. The Reveille seems to have been a victim of that change.

I would love nothing more than to see the Manship School reborn with a focus on true reporting and the Reveille refocused on teaching those skills. As a vehicle for that, it is a vital part of the Journalism curriculum. Absent that, sadly I would agree that it's time may have passed. A paradigm shift is required and as long as parties completely committed to one side or the other ( liberal, conservative) and not Journalism (Art or Science as it may be) are running things, I am afraid it is a bridge too far.

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Did you know that they get paid to write that drivel? Like $15 an article if you can believe it.

Sorry, but I'm not a fan of having to pay student fees to fund a paper that employs columnists that call me racist, sexist, bigoted, etc. every single time I pick it up to read based solely on who I voted for or what political party I support.

The need for a conservative balance is critical.

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Yeah, it's $15 an article. I actually applied after writing my op-ed not knowing that they got paid to write that garbage. Couldn't believe it.

And great point about having to pay for what is essentially a liberal rag. I'm not into masochism and don't support paying to have some social justice warrior call me every progressive buzzword in the book based on the color of my skin. That's like, you know, racism. Hilarious, though, because they champion against racism. Regressive progressivism at its finest.

So sick of the "white male" and "white privilege" garbage.

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Coming from someone who has written for national publications, remember that AT ONE TIME the Daily Reveille and the Manship School of Journalism were nationally recognized institutions that brought accolades to LSU. Of course, this was when the profession of journalism was still a real thing. As seen in the presidential election, I am afraid that I have seen that change in my lifetime. Social Media and the Internet have altered journalism all together and somehow along the way it became OK to be biased and less than accurate in the reporting. The Reveille seems to have been a victim of that change.

I would love nothing more than to see the Manship School reborn with a focus on true reporting and the Reveille refocused on teaching those skills. As a vehicle for that, it is a vital part of the Journalism curriculum. Absent that, sadly I would agree that it's time may have passed. A paradigm shift is required and as long as parties completely committed to one side or the other ( liberal, conservative) and not Journalism (Art or Science as it may be) are running things, I am afraid it is a bridge too far.

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Bravo, good sir!

I actually spoke with many people at The Reveille and they acknowledged that there is a serious problem with bipartisanship. Several lamented the fact that The Reveille has fallen so far.

Of course, that isn't hard to imagine when you have LSU Graduate Assistants like the social justice warrior in the comment section of my article tooting The Reveille's horn as if though it's a bastion of bipartisanship and inclusive of differing opinions. Frankly, I'm more proud of my comment to him than the Letter to the Editor itself.