September 27, 2007 08:59 PM UTC

The Rocky Resorts to Attacks in Free-Speech Debate

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• by: bluewho

It seems that the Rocky Mountain News, instead of reporting the news, is going after embattled CSU editor J. David McSwane for his character. Reporter Berny Morson has been digging around McSwane’s past looking for ways to paint the free-speech advocate as an egoist and embellisher.

From the Rocky:
“Students who have worked with McSwane at the paper, The Rocky Mountain Collegian, said they are not surprised by the furor he has provoked.

They described McSwane as arrogant and eager to make himself the center of attention. Winning a prestigious journalism award shortly after graduating from high school only boosted his ego, the other students said.

“Everything was about him,” said Emily Polak, 20, a junior who was a reporter on the CSU paper.

McSwane, a junior, did not return calls seeking comment. His mother said she is surprised that other students find him arrogant.”

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