Red & Black board member resigns over UGA newspaper flap
A member of the board of the University of Georgia's student newspaper resigned Friday amid a controversy over editorial control.
The announcement of Ed Stamper's resignation was posted on the website of the Red & Black.
On Wednesday, students working for the newspaper, including the editor-in-chief, resigned. They complained that the board's new policies minimized student influence over editorial content.
Friday's statement, headlined as an announcement by the board, reiterated that students have final editorial say.
The board said it would welcome back the recently-resigned editorial staffers, including the editor-in-chief and managing editor.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
