UC San Diego blocks broadcast of beheading video on campus TV

[Kadie]

UC San Diego blocks broadcast of beheading video on campus TV

The Associated Press
Last Updated 4:13 am PDT Thursday, May 27, 2004

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Administrators at the University of California, San Diego blocked a student from broadcasting the Iraq beheading of American civilian Nicholas Berg on closed-circuit campus television.

Daniel Watts, a junior and host of a political talk show, had planned to air the graphic footage Thursday on Warren College TV, which is available to all six residential colleges, a hospital and a grade school located on campus.

Watts said he hopes to get the video aired on another campus channel run entirely by students.

About two weeks ago, Watts showed the beheading on Warren College TV without the knowledge of UCSD administrators. He said he decided to try it again after a student group decided at the last minute not to play the video on Library Walk, a campus walkway that serves as a public forum. That student had prior approval from the university.

more... http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/9441138p-10365302c.html



here is the article I posted a couple of days ago regarding the other student. Looks like he decided against playing the video.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=581387