Letter Feb. 3

The Daily Nebraskan has lost a good measure of my respect. I am appalled that my school newspaper has resorted to tabloid journalism. Regarding the Jan. 31 article concerning Housing and bedbugs on campus, the editorial staff clearly did not do their homework. The email correspondence published online with the article showed a simple miscommunication between the Selleck RA and her boss. There was no evidence at all of malfeasance, conspiracy or even negligence by Housing's handling of bedbugs on campus.

 

To the contrary, the Feb. 1 report from RHA explained that Housing is going above and beyond to protect students' welfare and privacy. However, the DN's top story on that same day (Feb. 1) was an article full of conjecture and gossip about the situation that was distinctly biased to imply outrage was the correct reaction to the previous day's story.

 

On Jan. 31, the DN editorial staff called for resignations from Housing officials for not doing their jobs. I think it is the editors who did not do their jobs to review stories and ensure quality journalism. At worst, they purposefully ignored the evidence in the form of published emails, and at best, they failed to think critically about the facts to find the truth of the matter. In either case, perhaps it is the Daily Nebraskan editorial staff that should be considering resignation.

richard king

computer science

 

Suggested headline from submission: Daily Nebraskan should do its homework

 

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