Editors discuss varied ideologies
of three University publications
By Sarah Kitchen
Of th« Emerald
Editors of the three University
newspapers spoke at a brown
bag forum on Wednesday about
the ideologies of their
publications.
Thirty-five people attended
the forum, titled "Campus
media: editors and dialogue",
which was co-sponsored by the
ASUO Executive and the (lam
pus Interfaith Ministry.
The Oregon Daily Emerald
has two distinct roles, said
Emerald Editor Michelle
Brence. The first is to provide
the University community with
news, she said, and second to
train students to become jour
nalists. as well as provide
advertising- and production
related work.
The Emerald, which was
founded before the turn of the
century, is independent from
the Journalism School and
receives 85 percent of its fun
ding from advertising revenues,
with the Incidental Fee Com
mittee providing the remaining
15 percent.
The Oregon Commentator,
founded in 1983, was origional
lv started as an alternative to the
Emerald, said Commentator
Editor Duane Dungannon.
"A handfull of reactionary
minded students founded the
Commentator," he said. "These
people were former members of
the Oregon Daily Emerald who
felt unwanted up there among
leftist politics.’
Since then the Commentator
has "evolved" be said.
The Commentator staff dur
ing the 1985-86 school year was
void of journalism students.
Dungannon said. Instead the
staff was composed of
“opinion-oriented people ma
joring in economics, business or
politics.” he said.
This year the staff members
are journalism students, and the
Comentator has adopted a
magazine format.
“We often get right-wing peo
ple come into the office asking
why we aren’t after the Kmerald
— well we aren’t after anyone.”
Dungannon said.
The Record, the ASUO Ex
ecutive publication founded in
1985, often reflects the issues
m o s t i m port a n t to t h e
Executive.
“This year we were determin
ed to put out an alternative to
the Emerald and the Commen
tator. covering as many in
depth stories .is possible, and
helping students learn different
issues.” said Record Editor I.isa
Loving.
However, she noted that The
Record is always open to any
story ideas people may have.
It is necessary to keep the
three publications at the
University seperate in order to
maintain a variety. Brence said
"Our philosophies are dif
ferent enough th.it 1 think it is
important there are three dif
ferent publications.”
Dan Thoma, assistant Record
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editor, agreed.
“It is important from the stu
dent’s point of view; if they do
not trust the perspective of the
Emerald or the Record they can
look to an alternative source to
get more information.” he said.
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considered a conservative paper
in the past; hovveverit has
published features that could lx?
considered libertarian. Dungan
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