Ah, April 1st. For generations, college newspapers (plus blogs, magazines and other outlets) have celebrated April Fools’ Day by sneaking in a fake story or producing an entire section of satirical news. Usually, the results are funny — or at least groan-tastic. But every year some satirical stories make jokes that are more offensive than funny — enraging administrators, angering readers and, occasionally, landing college journalists in court. Should college newspaper even try to be funny? Should satirical issues become a thing of the past? Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/campus-overload/post/april_fools_day_should_college_papers_print_fake_stories/2011/03/31/AFBUV8AC_blog.html?wprss=campus-overload
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