College Journalists Wrestle With Transparency As Students Fear Deportation For Speaking Out

Over the past few weeks, Greta Reich, editor-in-chief of Stanford University's student newspaper, has had almost two dozen requests to take down quotes, bylines, photos and opinion articles from current and former sources and writers.

She and her staff at the Stanford Daily have been reviewing them on a case-by-case basis.

"It's a number that has been startling to see," Reich said.

Other student journalists on college campuses across the country are fielding similar requests. They are being asked to remove previously published content amid the Trump administration's crackdown on student protesters , fears of deportation for international students and what critics have described as unprecedented attacks on campus speech .

Many young editors are beginning to reconsider long-standing journalistic practices around transparency to protect the people who appear in their reports. It's happening amid a climate of fear on campuses that is causing certain students to be reluctant to speak out publicly.