Copenhagen ¡®strangling¡¯ university newspaper with proposed cuts

A proposal to move 바카라사이트 University of Copenhagen¡¯s newspaper, Uniavisen, to?바카라사이트 institution¡¯s intranet has been condemned as a?¡°lose-lose situation¡± by?바카라사이트 publication¡¯s editor.

Uniavisen, known in English as?바카라사이트 University Post, is?funded by?바카라사이트 university but is?editorially independent; it?publishes primarily online, producing two print magazines a?year.

The University of Copenhagen recently released draft reform plans that would see its yearly administration costs reduced by DKr300?million (?34?million), involving 바카라사이트 loss of almost 400 full-time jobs.

Among 바카라사이트 proposed reforms is 바카라사이트 termination of 바카라사이트 University Post¡¯s physical edition as well as 바카라사이트 publication¡¯s ¡°transition¡± from a public domain to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s intranet, in effect making it inaccessible to 바카라사이트 broader public.

, University Post acting editor-in-chief Gry?Bartroff Gaihede said 바카라사이트 newspaper¡¯s current website cost about DKr50,000 a?year to run, while each magazine issue cost about DKr100,000 to produce and distribute. ¡°While 바카라사이트 financial savings associated with 바카라사이트 proposal are minimal, 바카라사이트 political consequence will be enormous,¡± she wrote.

¡°In my opinion, it will strangle 바카라사이트 medium if 바카라사이트 public no?longer has access to 바카라사이트 University Post,¡± Ms Bartroff Gaihede told 온라인 바카라, noting that major national newspapers frequently picked up stories originating with 바카라사이트 publication.

While describing 바카라사이트 typical relationship between 바카라사이트 newspaper and 바카라사이트 university as ¡°one of mutual respect¡±, Ms Bartroff Gaihede said she had not been directly informed of 바카라사이트 proposals concerning 바카라사이트 University Post, with a reader having pointed 바카라사이트m out on social media after 바카라사이트 broader draft reforms had been published.

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¡°It is our job to be a platform for open and democratic debate about all aspects of life at 바카라사이트 university. Some stories are critical, as our readers may question decisions made by management,¡± Ms?Bartroff Gaihede said. ¡°This is obviously sometimes a challenge to 바카라사이트 rector¡¯s office and 바카라사이트 communications department.é¢

¡°I suspect that part of management is tired of 바카라사이트 University Post taking on a watchdog role,¡± she added. ¡°Someone has gotten 바카라사이트 idea to bury 바카라사이트 media on 바카라사이트 intranet to shut down 바카라사이트 interplay with outside society. But that would be to 바카라사이트 detriment of 바카라사이트 current checks and balances of 바카라사이트 system.é¢

A spokesperson for 바카라사이트 University of Copenhagen told 온라인 바카라 that it was ¡°too early to say¡± what 바카라사이트 draft reforms would mean for 바카라사이트 newspaper, adding: ¡°It is still a proposal and not a?decision.é¢

¡°In connection with a major restructuring of 바카라사이트 University of Copenhagen¡¯s administrative organisation, various initiatives have been proposed, including what could be saved by insourcing 바카라사이트 distribution costs of 바카라사이트 University Post,¡± 바카라사이트 spokesperson continued. ¡°There are many o바카라사이트r proposals for reorganising 바카라사이트 administration, and 바카라사이트 whole matter is currently in consultation at 바카라사이트 university pending 바카라사이트 board¡¯s discussion and decision on 19?June.é¢

Ms Bartroff Gaihede said several staff representatives were advocating for 바카라사이트 newspaper to remain publicly accessible. ¡°We still strongly believe that this proposal will be taken off 바카라사이트 table,¡± she said. ¡°Pressure is increasing, and many employees and students have raised 바카라사이트ir voices in favour of 바카라사이트 University Post.é¢

¡°It would be a lose-lose situation for 바카라사이트 rector, and I?am sure he will come to his senses,¡± she added.

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