Ethics

Review: Legally Blonde Takes Pickard Stage (neenahsatellite.com)

As a student journalist, I learned that when writing opinion pieces, I walk a fine line between publishing what's on my mind and what the public wants.

I was invited to a sparsely-attended staff premiere of the 2021 Fall Play to have a review published before it opened to the public.

Unfortunately, the play's suggestive themes and the unpreparedness of its cast/crew caused me to write a negatively-oriented review. Facing massive backlash from the entire drama department, we (as a staff) modified the review in light of public performances where many issues I talked about were not present.