The Cadre (newspaper)
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The Cadre is the student-run newspaper
of University of Prince Edward Island
in Charlottetown
, Prince Edward Island
, by the UPEI Student Union
. The Cadre is usually published six to seven times a year, depending on scheduling conflicts with the school's exam periods.
during the Christmas
season that had references to suicide
, murder
and rape
. The headline offended enough people to have support for The Cadre withdrawn by the UPEI Student Union
. The Editor in Chief was replaced, and from that point on the UPEI Student Union
took a more active role in the paper, as they were liable for the content printed as publishers of The Cadre.
In Fall 2004, The Cadre Editor in Chief quit over demands from Student Union executive to not allow The Cadre to accept advertisements from other bars in Charlottetown
that would conflict with the operation of the Student Union run bar, The Wave.
The paper drew harsh criticism when it became the first North American publication to print the offensive Muhammad cartoons
from the Jyllands-Posten
. The administration ordered that copies of the paper be removed from circulation on campus, as "publication of the caricatures represents a reckless invitation to public disorder and humiliation. The University acknowledges the debates about press freedom and responsibility generated by this matter."
acknowledged that The Cadre needed renewal, and established a committee to address this issue. On March 11, 2007, their report was delivered to UPEI Student Union Council for consideration. Some members of the committee recommended merging The Cadre with the UPEI Independent Student Media Society (UPEI ISM) so that the paper may become autonomous, and benefit from the advancements in new media that UPEI ISM had made at UPEI. The Cadre vocally opposed this move, claiming this was another case of media convergence
. Others have claimed that The Cadre has suffered from the proliferation of citizen journalism
through personal channels and social networking websites such as Facebook
, and must increase its relevance by using new mediums to communicate, as UPEI ISM has through services such as ECMA Interactive.
The aforementioned committee was restructured, removing direct UPEI ISM representation and adding one editor representative from The Cadre as well as a staff member at large, as well as a working print journalist from the local community and two council members. The new committee was given until December, 2007 to explore all options for renewal of The Cadre, autonomy being one of them.
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
of University of Prince Edward Island
University of Prince Edward Island
The University of Prince Edward Island is a public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the sole university in the province. Founded in 1969, it traces its roots back to its two earlier predecessor organizations, St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales...
in Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, by the UPEI Student Union
UPEI Student Union
The UPEI Student Union provides many to the full-time student population at the University of Prince Edward Island through a mandatory student fee collected by the university. The campus pub, , employs in excess of 100 students and hosts many local and touring live music performances...
. The Cadre is usually published six to seven times a year, depending on scheduling conflicts with the school's exam periods.
Controversy
In December 2002, The Cadre published an article entitled "Christfucking Christmas", a satirical article that was written to address the issue of consumerismConsumerism
Consumerism is a social and economic order that is based on the systematic creation and fostering of a desire to purchase goods and services in ever greater amounts. The term is often associated with criticisms of consumption starting with Thorstein Veblen...
during the Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
season that had references to suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
, murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
and rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
. The headline offended enough people to have support for The Cadre withdrawn by the UPEI Student Union
UPEI Student Union
The UPEI Student Union provides many to the full-time student population at the University of Prince Edward Island through a mandatory student fee collected by the university. The campus pub, , employs in excess of 100 students and hosts many local and touring live music performances...
. The Editor in Chief was replaced, and from that point on the UPEI Student Union
UPEI Student Union
The UPEI Student Union provides many to the full-time student population at the University of Prince Edward Island through a mandatory student fee collected by the university. The campus pub, , employs in excess of 100 students and hosts many local and touring live music performances...
took a more active role in the paper, as they were liable for the content printed as publishers of The Cadre.
In Fall 2004, The Cadre Editor in Chief quit over demands from Student Union executive to not allow The Cadre to accept advertisements from other bars in Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...
that would conflict with the operation of the Student Union run bar, The Wave.
The paper drew harsh criticism when it became the first North American publication to print the offensive Muhammad cartoons
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after 12 editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005...
from the Jyllands-Posten
Jyllands-Posten
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten , commonly shortened to Jyllands-Posten or JP, is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. It is based in Viby, a suburb of Århus, and with a weekday circulation of approximately 120,000 copies, it is among the largest-selling newspaper in Denmark...
. The administration ordered that copies of the paper be removed from circulation on campus, as "publication of the caricatures represents a reckless invitation to public disorder and humiliation. The University acknowledges the debates about press freedom and responsibility generated by this matter."
Autonomy
In January 2007, the UPEI Student UnionUPEI Student Union
The UPEI Student Union provides many to the full-time student population at the University of Prince Edward Island through a mandatory student fee collected by the university. The campus pub, , employs in excess of 100 students and hosts many local and touring live music performances...
acknowledged that The Cadre needed renewal, and established a committee to address this issue. On March 11, 2007, their report was delivered to UPEI Student Union Council for consideration. Some members of the committee recommended merging The Cadre with the UPEI Independent Student Media Society (UPEI ISM) so that the paper may become autonomous, and benefit from the advancements in new media that UPEI ISM had made at UPEI. The Cadre vocally opposed this move, claiming this was another case of media convergence
Concentration of media ownership
Concentration of media ownership refers to a process whereby progressively fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of the mass media...
. Others have claimed that The Cadre has suffered from the proliferation of citizen journalism
Citizen journalism
Citizen journalism is the concept of members of the public "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information," according to the seminal 2003 report We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information...
through personal channels and social networking websites such as Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, and must increase its relevance by using new mediums to communicate, as UPEI ISM has through services such as ECMA Interactive.
The aforementioned committee was restructured, removing direct UPEI ISM representation and adding one editor representative from The Cadre as well as a staff member at large, as well as a working print journalist from the local community and two council members. The new committee was given until December, 2007 to explore all options for renewal of The Cadre, autonomy being one of them.