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Of Race, Rugs, Respect and Responsibility

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Of Race, Rugs, Respect and Responsibility

As a writer of independent media coverage of Lehigh athletics, mostly focusing on football, I feel like I am a part of “media coverage” when it comes to something that happens at Lehigh, good or bad.

In a sense, I don’t separate myself from what the Morning Call does or the Express-Times does merely because I’m a blogger and they are employees of media organizations.

But when people take exception with how a Lehigh story is handled, especially as it regards to the football team, I try to understand the concerns – especially when it treads in very tough or sensitive territory.

I think it’s worthwhile to tell the world my side of how I covered a sensitive story in an effort to talk about what goes into the reporting.  Putting on a brand-new hat for myself – a sort-of Lehigh Valley press ombudsman – I’ll try to explain the decisions I made in covering the story, and attempt to look at how other organizations covered the story and acted.

Given the fact that a campus movement has arisen at least somewhat based on this coverage, I think it’s worthwhile, and necessary.

I don’t know how anyone is going to take this, but it does have the benefit of being the truth, and I’m hoping the truth might play a part in any campus discussions.

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