ASU Cronkite School: Amid national controversy, 21 students drop out of Sinclair interviews
More than half of the 35 ASU journalism students who originally expressed interest in interviewing with Sinclair Broadcast Group recruiters dropped out of the interview days, according to Cronkite School Associate Dean Mark Lodato.
He said 14 students came to the recruiter meetings.
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Dean Christopher Callahan sent out a school-wide email on Friday expressing that the school would invite Sinclair recruiters despite recent controversy surrounding the broadcast giant's alleged conservative bias and must-run segments.
"We believe limiting employment options – in any way – for students trying to enter a highly competitive field is not in their best interests," Callahan wrote in the email.
Some students and alumni felt the school's response to the Sinclair controversy inadequate, and as events unfolded, 21 students dropped out of April 15 and April 16 Sinclair recruiting events.
One of those students was Tyler Paley, a sports journalism graduate student, who sent Mike Wong, the director of career services, an email asking to be removed from the recruiting schedule.
"Since I signed up for an interview, I've been uneasy about it. What's been exposed lately — and frankly, what we've known about Sinclair's behavior for a while — is not what I stand for. It's not what many of my peers stand for. And it most certainly shouldn't be what the Cronkite School stands for," Paley's e-mail read.
Lodato said that it's "...to be expected, given the situation," that some students would want to drop out of the interview days with Sinclair.
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