Aufzien criticizes CODA's cancellation
Shoshana AufzienSundial staff editor writing in her own name
Aufzien criticizes CODA's cancellation of its press-freedom panel.
“CODA’s response was a failure of nerve.”
Analysis
Where this statement fits
Columbia's CODA cancels a press-freedom panel after Sundial's Cornell 7 essay; critics object
Columbia Open Discourse Alliance canceled a press-freedom panel after the Sundial published its Cornell 7 essay. CODA cited survivors' participation and safety. Critics challenged the cancellation; faculty advisers gave qualified assessments of that decision.
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Aufzien criticizes the original essay while defending its publication and opposing CODA's cancellation.
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At the beginning of her article, Aufzien says she opposed the essay's argument but defended its publication.
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She argues that CODA answered the panel's question before participants could speak.
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Why this label?
The case concerns cancellation, which she criticizes. Her disagreement with the essay concerns a different editorial decision.
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