Freedom of Speech in Journalism
College athletic departments are developing and publicizing online social networking policies for student athletes. Some Universities try and monitor online sites such as Facebook to make sure that the athletes aren't putting up inappropriate pictures from parties. The athletes have to keep a positive image so they can keep themselves and their school looking good for the public. Some people think that censoring athletes Facebook pages is invading the athletes privacy. Others feel that the pages need to be censored so the athletes don't embarrass the University.
I remember seeing on TV once pictures of people that were on Facebook of them partying. I thought that the pictures of the people made them look pretty bad, and wasn't sure why anyone would want those kind of pictures on the Internet where everyone can see it. Then it went on about how people have lost their jobs after putting up pictures of themselves past out at a party, and then later regretting it.
I don't think that people should put pictures of themselves partying on the Internet because it can make them look bad. I think that the athletes should be careful of which pictures of them get put on the Internet so they can avoid any conflict with their school. I think it's okay that the athletes Facebook pages are being censored a bit because the athletes should be glad that they made it onto the sports team in University and should then have to respect the team by keeping a positive self-image.
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