12.14.2003
Stir @ Vanderbilt Over NYT Article
Vanderbilt Hustler: "There are Confederates in the attic at Vanderbilt -- at least according to a recent New York Times article.
The Nov. 30 piece, titled 'Hurricane Kushner hits the heartland,' detailed playwright Tony Kushner's visit to campus. In his description of the Vanderbilt backdrop, freelance reporter Alex Abramovich told of 'a campus where Confederate flags hang proudly in dormitory windows.' He also wrote about the audience that Kushner addressed, largely crediting them as dense and unaware of the subject matter about which Kushner spoke..."
This is the second time this month that the NYT has been accused of misleading. The first time was at Brown U., with some financial aid numbers.
The Nov. 30 piece, titled 'Hurricane Kushner hits the heartland,' detailed playwright Tony Kushner's visit to campus. In his description of the Vanderbilt backdrop, freelance reporter Alex Abramovich told of 'a campus where Confederate flags hang proudly in dormitory windows.' He also wrote about the audience that Kushner addressed, largely crediting them as dense and unaware of the subject matter about which Kushner spoke..."
This is the second time this month that the NYT has been accused of misleading. The first time was at Brown U., with some financial aid numbers.
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