Oregon student newspaper staff goes on strike

The issue is control of the independent publication, The Oregon Daily Emerald, at the University of Oregon. In a dispute concerning control of the corporation, the board of directors has hired a former professional editor as publisher over the protests of student newsroom staff who maintain that the proposed structure would limit student control of the newspaper and magazine. Students on the staff object to a structure where their editor would report to the publisher, posing, the students say, " an obvious threat to student control and editorial independence that is key to the service we provide." As of now, no further editions are planned, student say. Obviously there is more to come.