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Last night's panel discussion on "Free Speech & Responsible Journalism in the Academic Community" focused on the David Horowitz and "Invasian" controversies-and on The Crimson-as participants examined issues of media access, minority representation, protest and censorship...
Locally, an opinion piece about Harvard's Asian community by Juice Fong '03, titled "The Invasian," and printed last month in Fifteen Minutes, The Crimson's weekend magazine, caused a protest on the newspaper's front steps, and The Crimson eventually apologized for printing the piece...
Justin G. Fong’s endpaper (Magazine, “The Invasian,” March 15) has caused quite a stir. Though I happened to find it amusing, I understand why others would not; it treated a sensitive subject indelicately. Hopefully the uproar it provoked will prove constructive for the Harvard community. My problem is not with this uproar. Fong had a right to discuss chosen issues and others have the right to disagree with his opinion on them. But if Fong had a right to voice his opinion in print, as the First Amendment states...
Regardless of whether or not Justin G. Fong's "The Invasian" (Magazine, March 15) was seen as offensive, your organization's failure to stand by the publishing of an individual's opinion undermines your reputation ("To Our Readers," March 20). Since the article was a personal account, it in no way reflected your official views, and while Fong's statements may have been offensive, that does not by any means deem them inappropriate for publication...
...commend the Crimson for its apology in regard to Justin G. Fong's article. "The Invasian" was not responsible journalism, but The Crimson has shown itself to be a responsible institution in apologizing. The Crimson did not apologize for offending readers. Instead, it apologized for publishing a piece that did not adhere to its standards...