Comments on: Palestinian Awareness Week Disrupted

By: Kharra

Kharra — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:32:00 +0000

Repeated use? Im pretty sure in my whole statement there is one use of profanity, “bullshit”….and bullshit is exactly was has been spewing out of youre mouth so quit trying to act all high and mighty because you dont curse or because you are some zionist SHIThead

By: AMS

AMS — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:10:00 +0000

I attended UCSC and its journalism program, which is actually a class that students take time out of their majors/minors to complete because they are passionate about becoming journalists. I am now a working journalist. I have to say that the program absolutely teaches students to interview people from both sides of any issue. That said, I agree that this student journalist should have interviewed the woman that interrupted the event. If it was not possible to find the interrupter for comment, or if the interrupter refused to comment, it is vital that a journalist include that fact within the article so that readers are aware. I am absolutely sure, however, that the City on a Hill class discussed this article in detail. Their class advisor does not let issues of integrity like this one go unaddressed, ever. It’s important to remember that CHP is a class, and a STUDENT-run paper. Everyone involved is learning. This very well may have been the author’s first article ever. In this paper’s environment, you learn by doing. Unfortunately, sometimes that means an article will lack professional journalism ethics. As this student journalist progresses, I’m sure they will step it up.

By: Kharris

Kharris — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:11:00 +0000

Why would City on the Hill “apologize” for disputing the disruption took place? Using the word allegedly is responsible. Or are they scared of offending a minority gorup?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:28:00 +0000

Your repeated use of profanity highlights the lack of integrity of your ideas. If all you can do is fling obscenities I suggest you concede the discussion to adults and get back to your classes. Once you’re out of junior high school maybe you’ll have something to contribute. Or does your language reflect UCSC’s academic standards?

By: kharra

kharra — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:42:00 +0000

Brian, the article is about the disruption that occurred during Palestinian awareness week..the purpose of this article is not to tell two sides of this issue regarding Palestine/Israel, but merely to make aware that there was a disturbance at said event….get off your journalistic high horse bullshit

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:44:00 +0000

By all means, if you think the UCSC community is well served by journalism that relies on single-source stories that adhere to a party line and doesn’t even name all the parties involved (forget about even asking those involved why they chose to behave as they did), then you’ll get the journalism you deserve. I don’t blame the author for this, I blame the audience.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:44:00 +0000

please then brian, with all your experience from ‘better schools of journalism’ than ucsc, explain the ‘other side’ that you want represented in this story?

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:28:00 +0000

Telling people to ‘STFU’ is hardly consistent with open and honest dialogue.

It’s not the job of student journalists to enforce University of California policy — however reasonable (and I believe it is) — that’s the job of the University of California.

Reporting on both sides doesn’t mean taking a side.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:12:00 +0000

there are no 2 sides you idiot somebody started yelling in the middle of a performance which is against UC policy. you can protest outside the venue all you want but you cant interrupt any event. maybe with your ‘strong journalism degree’ maybe you could do your own research…or stfu

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:10:00 +0000

I don’t want to be too harsh on the writer though. Without a strong journalism program that explains that reporters are not beholden to one side or another in a dispute, and have their own set of rules, student journalists are left to muddle through as best they can — which can be rough sledding in an environment as stultifyingly doctrinaire as UCSC

By: UCSC Alumn

UCSC Alumn — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:55:00 +0000

Thank you for recognizing the civility of UCSC’s Palestinian advocacy groups.
I would point out, however, that it is quite possible to be pro-Palestinian without being anti-Israel. Having met some of the people in the CJP (the UCSC Palestinian advocacy group in question), I find them to be opposed to Israeli policies, but not to be anti-Israel. There is a difference.
In fact, arguably it is necessary to be pro-Palestinian in order to be pro-Israel. Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians is, ironically, tearing Israel apart.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:45:00 +0000

Inquiring minds want to know. That’s why we have a free press. City on a Hill needs to step it up.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:44:00 +0000

I know this is difficult for you to understand, since you go to a school with a very weak journalism program. Let me break it down for you: when covering a conflict, journalists should reach out to both sides in the dispute. I suggest you find a basic journalism textbook and read it.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:42:00 +0000

See my reply to ‘concerned reader,’ above.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:41:00 +0000

Read my comment again. I’m not arguing that the event’s organizer’s need to do anything.

I’m saying the journalist who covered this event has a journalistic duty to reach out to both sides in this dispute.

That’s journalism 101. I know UCSC doesn’t have a strong journalism curriculum, but it’s pretty simple.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:53:00 +0000

Would you like to be interviewed about breaking campus policy? CJP didn’t go forward with pressing charges within the school against this guy. He’s lucky!

By: Campus politics

Campus politics — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:52:00 +0000

Disruptions like this happen on both sides. In fact, when you look at the facts, this campus’ pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel groups have been VERY civil as compared with groups across California.

UC Davis anti-Israel hecklers (note the failure of the campus police to even just ask him to leave):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45MB-ANIVls

By: concerned reader

concerned reader — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:18:00 +0000

we already know both sides of the story brian, the point is they were trying to tell theirs, in this case through the art of poetry, and it is being disrupted by “her” side of the story….this was not the time for “open dialouge”…this was the time to shut yo muh fucken mouf up and listen

By: City boy

City boy — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 04:54:00 +0000

I think the real question is who was the individual disrupting the event and what are their politics.

By: Bouba

Bouba — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 02:25:00 +0000

That’s not the point brian, she is entitled to her opinion that’s true, but i’m sure across the board we were taught not to interrupt someone while they are speaking which she did.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:14:00 +0000

Why not reach out to the student who ‘disrupted’ the event to get his or her side of the story? I know that might be controversial to some, but journalism is journalism; getting both sides of the story should not be confused with endorsing one side or the other.