Post by robeiae on Jun 9, 2020 8:38:24 GMT -5
First, we have the NYT foolish pandering to it's activist-staff with regard to Cotton's op-ed, which has now led to Bennet's resignation.
Then, we have Axios allowing it's reporters to join protests (apparently even as they are supposedly covering the same).
Now, we have this: www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2020/06/07/asu-walter-cronkite-journalism-dean-position-sonya-forte-duhe-racism-accusations/3173160001/
Note that the piece is sorely lacking in specifics. Here's a piece that has some: www.statepress.com/article/2020/06/spcommunity-incoming-cronkite-dean-has-alleged-history-of-racist-homophobic-comments-toward-students
I think that turning advice on how to succeed in professional journalism into "micro-aggressions" is a dangerously stupid game. IT's right up there with writers being told that they shouldn't let editors "change their voice."
Regardless, it would seem that what really made things go south for Duhé was a tweet:
She didn't hold fast to the narrative because she dared to say "good police officers," so she had to be burned down. Beautiful...
Then, we have Axios allowing it's reporters to join protests (apparently even as they are supposedly covering the same).
Now, we have this: www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2020/06/07/asu-walter-cronkite-journalism-dean-position-sonya-forte-duhe-racism-accusations/3173160001/
ASU has retracted a job offer to the newly hired dean at Arizona State University's journalism school after allegations of racism and mistreatment of students surfaced against her.
Note that the piece is sorely lacking in specifics. Here's a piece that has some: www.statepress.com/article/2020/06/spcommunity-incoming-cronkite-dean-has-alleged-history-of-racist-homophobic-comments-toward-students
All 23 students who spoke to The State Press said it was well known within the School of Mass Communication and Design that Duhé made microaggressive comments that touched on race, sexual orientation and body weight toward students who went “against the grain.”
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“Not once was she, or did I ever feel like, she was a genuine POC ally,” Woods said. “She never advocated for any students of color, not a single one. She never took any of them under her wing. She never mentored them. And to have her be a dean of students in our current climate in 2020 would be a disservice to their education.”
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Andrew Ketcham attended Loyola in 2015, but did not complete his degree at the school because of the loss of a grant. Ketcham, a gay student, said Duhé was very critical about the sound of his voice.
“I'll never forget her advice to me that my voice was too theatrical and that I should stick with print,” Ketcham said.
Ketcham also recalled hearing Woods tell students about Duhé’s comment on her natural hair.
Edward Wroten, a 2016 Loyola graduate and student of Duhé’s, said he remembers Duhé would “blatantly compare black and white students,” and tell students, especially students of color, to change their looks and voices.
Wroten said Duhé’s criticisms caused himself and others in the class to alter their behavior when Duhé was present.
He said as a gay man he was particularly self-conscious around Duhé because of the tone of his voice.
[snip]
“Not once was she, or did I ever feel like, she was a genuine POC ally,” Woods said. “She never advocated for any students of color, not a single one. She never took any of them under her wing. She never mentored them. And to have her be a dean of students in our current climate in 2020 would be a disservice to their education.”
[snip]
Andrew Ketcham attended Loyola in 2015, but did not complete his degree at the school because of the loss of a grant. Ketcham, a gay student, said Duhé was very critical about the sound of his voice.
“I'll never forget her advice to me that my voice was too theatrical and that I should stick with print,” Ketcham said.
Ketcham also recalled hearing Woods tell students about Duhé’s comment on her natural hair.
Edward Wroten, a 2016 Loyola graduate and student of Duhé’s, said he remembers Duhé would “blatantly compare black and white students,” and tell students, especially students of color, to change their looks and voices.
Wroten said Duhé’s criticisms caused himself and others in the class to alter their behavior when Duhé was present.
He said as a gay man he was particularly self-conscious around Duhé because of the tone of his voice.
I think that turning advice on how to succeed in professional journalism into "micro-aggressions" is a dangerously stupid game. IT's right up there with writers being told that they shouldn't let editors "change their voice."
Regardless, it would seem that what really made things go south for Duhé was a tweet:
Questions surrounding Duhé’s treatment of Black students began circulating on Twitter Tuesday after she posted a photo of Black and white hands intertwined with the comment “For the family of George Floyd, the good police officers who keep us safe, my students, faculty and staff. Praying for peace on this #BlackOutTuesday.”
She didn't hold fast to the narrative because she dared to say "good police officers," so she had to be burned down. Beautiful...
