Indiana University has announced a task force on the independence and sustainability of the student newspaper after public pushback to its demand last week that the Indiana Daily Student cease print publication .

The group will be composed of faculty, students and alumni as well as experts in journalism, law and business, IU Media School Dean David Tolchinsky said in an Oct. 20 news release. Members are expected to be appointed by Nov. 3, and the first meeting will take place by Nov. 14.

IU sparked First Amendment concerns Oct. 14 when it abruptly halted the printing of the long-running student newspaper. That announcement came just after Jim Rodenbush, the director of student media, was fired after resisting a directive to remove news coverage from the paper.

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