Attacks on the free press begin on college campuses

Published November 11, 2019 4:08pm ET



Of course we now deem every piece of journalism we dislike “fake news.” The college cartel that controls our commentariat has inculcated a culture of hostility toward the free press.

One recent entry in the lengthy laundry list of campus attacks on student journalism comes from Harvard College. Recall how the Harvard Crimson committed the grave sin of requesting a comment from ICE for a news article about a campus rally calling for the immigration enforcement agency’s abolition. Now, Harvard’s student paper doesn’t just face a boycott from dozens of the campus’ activist organizations but also a vote of solidarity with the activists from the undergraduate council.

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