BLOOMINGTON — The Director of Student Media at Indiana University, Jim Rodenbush, has been ousted by the Media School after he allegedly refused to comply with a directive to censor an upcoming print edition of the student newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student (IDS).

Rodenbush’s termination came immediately after he and IDS editors challenged the order, which mandated that the October 16 Homecoming print edition contain “no news” and stick only to “information about homecoming.”

In a statement to IDS editors, Media School Dean David Tolchinsky cited Rodenbush’s “lack of leadership and ability to work in alignment with the University’s direction for the Student Media Plan” as the reason for his termination.

The IDS editorial staff is rallying behind Rodenbush, calling the directive an

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