Senior Project Advisor
Betsy O'Donovan
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2021
Keywords
journalism, ethics, privacy, sourcing, law
Abstract
This study examines how journalists at college publications handle unpublishing requests in the context of United States media law, the European Union's Right to be Forgotten and journalistic ethics. Interviews with student editors at Washington state public universities' student newspapers were used to examine how student publications address requests for information or entire articles to be unpublished and what those editors' attitudes toward unpublishing are. This research reveals that this subset of student journalists tended to favor alternatives to unpublishing, although articles could be removed ethically in some select cases, and a lack of consistent guidelines regarding how to manage unpublishing requests.
Department
Journalism
Recommended Citation
Feek, Emily R., "The Internet never forgets: Student journalists meet the "Right to be Forgotten"" (2021). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 507.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/507
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Journalism, College--Washington (State); College student newspapers and periodicals--Publishing--Washington (State); Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Corrections; Journalists--Professional ethics--Washington (State); Right to be forgotten
Geographic Coverage
Washington (State)
Genre/Form
essays
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf