Texas A&M journalism programs at risk after faculty advisor punished for protecting sources
By Alex Morey October 25, 2018
The revelation that Tarleton State University is punishing a faculty journalism advisor for helping a student reporter protect the identity of her confidential sources is one that threatens the integrity of journalism programs across the entire Texas A&M University System, of which Tarleton State is a member.
Earlier this year, Quanecia Fraser, a reporter at Tarleton State’s Texan News Service student newspaper, promised not to reveal the identities of several sources accusing a prominent professor of inappropriate behavior. All told, Fraser documented allegations from eight women — some of whom requested anonymity — who accused associate history professor Michael Landis of inappropriate behavior or sexual harassment.
Among those allegations were that Landis routinely asked female students out for drinks, touched at least one inappropriately in class, and invited another over to his house for “dinner, drinks & movies†while his wife was away. During a subsequent university investigation, Landis admitted that he shared a hotel room with a student.
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