November 16, 2001

Maryland Students Say Journalism School Is Trying to Gain Control of Their Newspaper

Editors at the student newspaper at the University of Maryland at College Park say journalism-college officials are trying to control the paper's content.

The conflict took center stage in October when The Sun, of Baltimore, published an article about the operating surpluses of Maryland Media Inc., parent company of The Diamondback, the student daily. At the end of the company's fiscal year, Maryland Media recorded a surplus of $4- million. Even more surprising to some: The company's

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