Ask anyone who knows me; I don’t complain or bitch about things much. But when column (specifically asked for) does not get published in this week’s paper and I’m offered no explanation, no confirmation, and no feedback, even I get a little pissed off.
I wouldnt be as irate if this was a first time offense, but this has been the 5th time this has happened. One column (I found out 5 days later) was too long and had been replaced by a god damned full page liquor store add (a horrible moral decision for a college newspaper mind you), and another column was ‘too controversial.’ It’s a freaking OPINION column! I don’t care that bad publicity is still publicity! WBC’s got a foot long metal spike shoved up their ass’s and people should be aware of it. That wasn’t even the main topic of what I was writing about! It was a passing comment at best!
Now, I know I’m being a little unfair, after all, I know the constraints of publishing a newspaper can be brutal. You have to fit in columns about why the next Spiderman movie is an insult to die-hard fans everywhere (no offense A.H., but it’s a movie. You don’t have to watch it.) But okay, fine, I totally understand why some things would take priority over something as insignificant as facts and opinions on the “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell” policy (an area I was SPECIFICALLY HIRED to write about). Yeah, I get it. Shrug it off. You can always look forward to further rejection Tara.
…I just had to get that off my chest. It was either blog about it or kick in the window in my dorm.
I in no way mean any offense or ill intent to the nice people who work at the Advocate. I guess it’s first come first serve and my article was either too long, too late, or too controversial…
Seriously though, no ill thoughts your way.
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