Comments on: Hope recovered for French students http://www.westfargopacker.com/news/hope-recovered-for-french-students/ What serious student journalism is all about Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:18:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Abby Hammes http://www.westfargopacker.com/news/hope-recovered-for-french-students/comment-page-1/#comment-2666 Abby Hammes Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:20:53 +0000 http://www.westfargopacker.com/?p=1154#comment-2666 Betsy, although I will agree with most of what you say, I want to make it clear that the goal of our publication is not to sell newspapers. We do not write controversial articles so that people will be prompted to buy our paper- that is what the tabloids are for. If we write an article it is because we feel it is something the student body would find interested or informative, not so that people will buy more copies. Our papers get printed no matter how many students read or even take a paper from their home room teachers. Betsy, although I will agree with most of what you say, I want to make it clear that the goal of our publication is not to sell newspapers. We do not write controversial articles so that people will be prompted to buy our paper- that is what the tabloids are for. If we write an article it is because we feel it is something the student body would find interested or informative, not so that people will buy more copies. Our papers get printed no matter how many students read or even take a paper from their home room teachers.

]]> By: betsy dvorak http://www.westfargopacker.com/news/hope-recovered-for-french-students/comment-page-1/#comment-2661 betsy dvorak Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:23:16 +0000 http://www.westfargopacker.com/?p=1154#comment-2661 I have never taken newspaper, but i love to read it. It is not fair that Mr. Murphey is in the position that he is in right now because he lets his students speak their minds. Why would students in the future take a newspaper class if they know from the school's history that they will not be able to write about what they feel is important and express their believes in the articles. The school needs to step back and realize that so many people read the newspaper this year because of the controversial articles that were in it. If the paper goes from what it was this year (amazing) to a dinky paper that sounds like teen robots wrote it.. no one will want to read it. Isn't that what a paper is supposed to be about? People wanting to read it? I have never taken newspaper, but i love to read it. It is not fair that Mr. Murphey is in the position that he is in right now because he lets his students speak their minds. Why would students in the future take a newspaper class if they know from the school’s history that they will not be able to write about what they feel is important and express their believes in the articles. The school needs to step back and realize that so many people read the newspaper this year because of the controversial articles that were in it. If the paper goes from what it was this year (amazing) to a dinky paper that sounds like teen robots wrote it.. no one will want to read it. Isn’t that what a paper is supposed to be about? People wanting to read it?

]]> By: Kimberly Jenkins http://www.westfargopacker.com/news/hope-recovered-for-french-students/comment-page-1/#comment-2653 Kimberly Jenkins Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:17:55 +0000 http://www.westfargopacker.com/?p=1154#comment-2653 Regarding Mr. Jeremy Murphy and his fantastic contribution to the paper and students-the following should be read, and noted. “Without Freedom of thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of speech” (Benajamin Franklin) Regarding Mr. Jeremy Murphy and his fantastic contribution to the paper and students-the following should be read, and noted.

“Without Freedom of thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of speech” (Benajamin Franklin)

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