#SJW2015: Is the press censored?

A look into journalism from Dreyfoos’ eyes.

Isaac Ochoa, Arts Staffer

February 24, 2015

(L-R) Parker Wall and Paul Pain enjoy a comfortable embrace for the camera. "I do think the media is censored. It is a lot better in the United States than in other countries, but there is a lot of work to be done for ultimate freedom of speech," Wall said. — Isaac Ochoa
(L-R) Parker Wall and Paul Pain enjoy a comfortable embrace for the camera.
“I do think the media is censored. It is a lot better in the United States than in other countries, but there is a lot of work to be done for ultimate freedom of speech,” Wall said.

(L-R) visual freshman Tiffany Breen and dance freshman Madison McCue discuss media censorship. "It is not censored if it involves us because that is all [the press] cares about," McCue said. "People say to go view British news because it is not biased toward the United States," Breen said. — Isaac Ochoa
(L-R) visual freshman Tiffany Breen and dance freshman Madison McCue discuss media censorship.
“It is not censored if it involves us because that is all [the press] cares about,” McCue said.
“People say to go view British news because it is not biased toward the United States,” Breen said.

"I do think the media is censored because there are a lot of issues we don't know about until the situation escalates to the point of no return. We are then confused because the press didn't inform us about it when it first started," dance senior Tyra Trotman said. — Isaac Ochoa
“I do think the media is censored because there are a lot of issues we don’t know about until the situation escalates to the point of no return. We are then confused because the press didn’t inform us about it when it first started,” dance senior Tyra Trotman said.

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Isaac Ochoa, Editor-in-Chief

Communications senior Isaac Ochoa is a third-year journalist on The Muse. He hails from south of the border where life is much more mellow yet dangerous. He is president of the Latin-Hispanic Heritage Club and has a passion for the environment that has led him to become a vegetarian. Now reflecting on his four years of high school, he wonders why he joined The Muse. After spending countless hours behind a desk writing, editing, designing and solving last minute setbacks, Ochoa has come to the conclusion that only masochistic students join school newspapers. Fortunately, he doesn't mind the extra work. Ochoa hopes to continue to raise the standards of The Muse through experimental work. Sometimes he fails miserably, but it's okay.