Media Comment #2

In the article titled “More Diversity Means More Demands” by Laura Pappano from the New York Times, the continual insistence of change within seven colleges in Los Angeles is reported. The passage goes on to explain the rise in ethnic diversity these institutions have seen in the recent years, and the correlation of that to the increasing demands from students that are becoming more frequent. There are multiple scenarios where students are either petitioning to get a professor fired, wanting to meet about representation of particular ethnic groups or sexual backgrounds, or just wanting more say in what is going on in their school. There was one particular example that reminded me of a subject we talked about in class regarding speakers on college campuses. Students on the campus of Claremont McKenna protested the appearance of Heather Mac Donald who is known for her judgment on the “Black lives matter” movement. Similarly, Sam Clovis is set to speak on Morningside’s campus. Even if some don’t approve, should speakers like Clovis and Mac Donald still be able to speak? In a different light, I think Pappano does a favorable job of staying objective in the article. It is important to recognize when news is bias, and the idea that news is suppose to be objective is becoming less and less popular. This article brings many questions of how much power students should have when referring to their educational facilities, but only reports the facts and lets the audience decide.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/education/edlife/protests-claremont-college-student-demands.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Feducation-edlife