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adiosfelicia2 t1_iucxxxy wrote

Reply to comment by Michael_Stealth in There’s a vending machine on campus that doesn’t just dispense soda and snacks. by RobertMort

Are school papers allowed to cover student gossip? My school never had one so I'm unfamiliar.

But would "cheated on bf," "does drugs," or "had plastic surgery" really be newsworthy. Or even allowed.

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Emily-Spinach t1_iuem8k1 wrote

Not only “not allowed” but “illegal”. You would be libeling someone UNLESS you had proof. The person could claim that pic was taken at a different time (when she wasn’t w/her current bf), no way to prove what the girl was smoking was drugs, you’d have to have someone (a dr, the girl herself, medical records) on the record stating there was plastic surgery, otherwise it’s speculation. Apart from all of that, these things would only be potentially newsworthy if the people in question are public figures.

Source: was a journalist/had to take multiple media law classes to get degree

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