After seeing the latest development in the Zach Fox saga unfold, I have to wonder how this will affect Fox's career. I'm sure he meant to stir things up, but probably not to the point of getting negative national attention. It brings a few questions:

-How revolutionary can college journalists be if they're worried about their future careers?

-Does this scare true revolutionaries away from even trying for journalism and journalism-related degrees?

-Am I reading too much into this? Most likely. I'm guessing most college writers and editors don't really worry about this type of thing.

Finally, would this specific event have happened if the USC paper was financially independent? I must admit, I was a bit surprised to see a school-dependent student paper in a media market as large as the one surrounding USC. Even Toledo's student paper has taken a decent stab at going it alone financially; why not USC's?

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