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Our Perspective
... Allegation of unfair reporting unfounded
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 In
a time where media are barraged with allegations of bias,
the editorial staff of The Appalachian has recently felt
the tinge of criticism from groups who feel they have not
been treated fairly by our publication.
This publication is not a soapbox for every student to stand
up and yell out their point of view to the campus.
The Appalachian is a public forum for the students, faculty
and staff of Appalachian State University. As a public forum,
unlike a soapbox in the middle of crowded streets, there
must be order.
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| You won't get sympathy for not using integrity |
Usually, I’m not interested in men’s magazines,
but a friend of mine lent me his GQ. As I was flipping through
endless advertisements, I stumbled across an article titled
“Stephen Glass Burned My Ass.” As an aspiring
journalist, I couldn’t resist an article about the
media.
Stephen Glass had fabricated numerous articles in Rolling
Stone and The New Republic as well as others magazines. You
would think there would be merciless lawsuits, but instead
he gets portrayed as a victim of his own creativity. His
fact-checker became the scapegoat, and rightfully so.
It certainly isn’t fair Glass slipped through the cracks
with only a slightly maimed reputation, a book deal and a
movie about his exploitation produced by Tom Hanks. This
elusive fact-checker of Glass’s had a right to be sore
about one thing.
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