Daily Emerald

The Daily Emerald and associated publications, including the quarterly magazine Ethos, are published by the Emerald Media Group.{{cite web|title=Oregon Daily Emerald - About|url=http://dailyemerald.com/about/|access-date=2012-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428005425/http://dailyemerald.com/about/|archive-date=2012-04-28|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyemerald.com/ethos/about/|title=About|last=Emerald|first=Daily|website=Daily Emerald|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}} The Emerald operates quasi-independently of the university with offices in Suite 302 and 305 of the Erb Memorial Union.{{Cite web|url=https://map.uoregon.edu/d54317580|title=UO Campus Map|website=map.uoregon.edu|access-date=2020-04-24}}

The Emerald traces its roots to the University of Oregon Monthly, a literary magazine launched in 1897. This begat a newspaper, the Oregon Weekly in 1899, which moved to semi-weekly publication status as the Oregon Emerald in 1909."The Emerald," Oregon Emerald, vol. 11, no. 1 (Sept. 30, 1909), p. 2. The name "Emerald" was selected as a tip of the cap to poet Joaquin Miller, who referred to Oregon as "the Emerald state" in several of his works. Since green was one of the University's school colors, the connection was made and the name adopted.

The Oregon Emerald was initially sold by subscription, with a full year priced at $1.00 and individual copies sold for 5 cents each.Masthead, Oregon Emerald, vol. 11, no. 1 (Sept. 30, 1909), p. 2.

{{see also|Branzburg v. Hayes}}

On May 24, 1966, the Emerald ran a story, "Students Condone Marijuana Use," by author Annette Buchanan, which included seven unnamed sources discussing their drug use. The interviews were granted under the condition that the sources' names would not be revealed. After reading Buchanan's story, local law enforcement officials convened a grand jury investigation into the illegal use of drugs.

On June 1, 1966, the Lane County District Attorney subpoenas Buchanan, requesting names of sources. Buchanan refused and was fined $300 for contempt of court. The case went through the court system until the Oregon Supreme Court dismissed Buchanan's claim that the Oregon Constitution protected her.State v. Buchanan, 436 P.2d 729 (Ore. 1968) In 1968 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to grant certiorari.

Subsequently, the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed a journalistic shield law (ORS 44.510 through 44.540).{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/44.510.html |title=ORS 44.510 - Definitions for ORS 44.510 to 44.540 - 2011 Oregon Revised Statutes |publisher=Oregonlaws.org |date=2012-03-25 |access-date=2012-10-17}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/house-passes-shield-law/article_0180e25d-3dba-55e9-a5ff-c49f5ebd9be2.html |title=House passes shield law|author=Henderson, Nan |publisher=Daily Emerald |date=1974-04-02 |access-date=2021-11-04 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.orenews.com/web/legal/shieldslaw.php |title=Oregon's "Shield Law" - Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association |publisher=Orenews.com |access-date=2012-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031043708/http://www.orenews.com/web/legal/shieldslaw.php |archive-date=2012-10-31 }} The Oregon Shield Law provides extensive protection for all members of the news and information media. The statute provides absolute protection from compelled disclosure of both sources and all information obtained by journalists in the course of their work. It is not clear whether the journalist must have promised confidentiality for the source of information to be covered by the law. The only exceptions to the Oregon statute exist where: (1) there is probable cause to believe that the journalist has or is about to commit a crime or (2) where the defendant in a defamation suit has asserted a defense based on the content or source of the information.

On Oct. 1, 2007, the Emerald's Monday print edition had its second page swapped with The Daily Barometer — the student newspaper at Oregon State University. Somehow, The Daily Barometer's second page had ended up in both papers. Kathy Carbone, the paper's business manager at the time, said the printer claimed the swap was accidental, but she believes it was on purpose and said the paper's staff considered it an act of censorship.{{Cite news |last=Schucht |first=Eric |date=2018-02-14 |title=A freedom-of-expression story from The Daily Emerald's archives |language=en-US |work=School of Journalism and Communication |url=http://journalism.uoregon.edu/news/freedom-expression-story-daily-emeralds-archives/ |access-date=2018-10-27}}

The Daily Emerald's second page featured in an opinion piece written by the Emerald's editorial board with the headline “Fire this…FUCK CENSORSHIP.”{{Cite web|url=https://oregondigital.org/sets/daily-emerald/oregondigital:n583xv533#page/1/mode/1up|title=Oregon Daily Emerald, October 2, 2007 {{!}} Oregon Daily Emerald Archives {{!}} Oregon Digital|website=oregondigital.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-27}} The last half of the title was written in big, bold letters across the page. The article was in response to Colorado State University authorities discussing whether to fire Rocky Mountain Collegian editor-in-chief David McSwane over a published four worded article in the paper that read “Tase this… FUCK BUSH”.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/oct/01/usnews|title=College editor faces sack over 'Fuck Bush' editorial|last=MacAskill|first=Ewen|date=2007-10-01|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-27}} The article was in response to the University of Florida Taser incident.

The Daily Emerald's article ended up being published in the paper the following day on Oct. 2, 2007. The paper received some backlash for the article from members of the local community. On Oct.17, 2007, the Daily Emerald published a letter to the editor written by Eugene, Oregon resident Lisa Priaulx. In her letter, titled "Profane headline makes Emerald look immature and unprofessional ", she writes in opposition of the headline.{{Cite web|url=https://oregondigital.org/sets/daily-emerald/oregondigital:kk91fm208#page/1/mode/1up|title=Oregon Daily Emerald, October 15, 2007 {{!}} Oregon Daily Emerald Archives {{!}} Oregon Digital|website=oregondigital.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-29}}

At The Daily Emerald's end-of-year celebration, the paper's staff presented editor-in-chief Laura Powers with a framed copy of the “Fire this…FUCK CENSORSHIP” page.

On March 3, 2009, following a management dispute between student staffers and the paper's board of directors, newsroom members at the Oregon Daily Emerald decided to strike, citing board actions as threatening to the independence of the Emerald. They issued four demands to the board at its scheduled executive session on March 3, and printed an editorial in the paper the following day that also contained the requests. The demands were as follows:{{cite web |url=http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2009/03/04/News/Emerald.News.Staff.Strikes-3658778.shtml |title= EMERALD NEWS STAFF STRIKES - News|website=media.www.dailyemerald.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309004346/http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2009/03/04/News/Emerald.News.Staff.Strikes-3658778.shtml |archive-date=March 9, 2009}}

1. Immediately rescind the offer to Steven A. Smith to serve as interim publisher April 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
2. Conduct a nationwide search for a publisher, as originally voted at the February 10 board meeting.
3. Stipulate in the chosen publisher's contract that he or she shall not be employed in any capacity by the university, including at the School of Journalism and Communication.
4. Stipulate in the chosen publisher's contract that he or she shall not have immediate supervisory control over the editor; rather, the publisher and student editor shall remain equals in the organization, as the general manager and student editor currently are.

On March 4, 2009, Steven Smith announced his intention to "withdraw from the fray" following notification of the student strike.{{cite web |url=http://www.stillanewspaperman.com/2009/03/04/this-fight-will-go-on-without-me/#comments |title=de beste bron van informatie over stillanewspaperman |publisher=stillanewspaperman.com |access-date=2012-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623201831/http://www.stillanewspaperman.com/2009/03/04/this-fight-will-go-on-without-me/#comments |archive-date=2012-06-23 |url-status=dead }} The Board of Directors later stated their intention to conduct a nationwide search.{{cite web |url=http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2009/03/05/News/Board.Of.Directors.Issues.Statement-3660461.shtml |title= Board of Directors issues statement - News|website=media.www.dailyemerald.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310002100/http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2009/03/05/News/Board.Of.Directors.Issues.Statement-3660461.shtml |archive-date=March 10, 2009}} The Oregon Daily Emerald published a newspaper on the morning of March 5, 2009, without the contributions of the newsroom staff. A flurry of media coverage on the strike ensued throughout the day. Following statements of support for the strikers by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon,http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2009/03/05/News/Asuo-Executive.Issues.Statement-3659431.shtml {{dead link|date=October 2012}} community members{{cite web|url=http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2009/03/04/keep-the-ode-independent/ |title=Blog Archive » Keep the ODE Independent |publisher=Oregon Commentator |date=2009-03-04 |access-date=2012-10-17}} and other student publications around the United States,{{cite web|url=http://cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2009/03/06/standing-behind-student-press#comment-26481 |title=Standing Behind Student Press |access-date=2021-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213104800/http://cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2009/03/06/standing-behind-student-press |archive-date=February 13, 2012 }} the board of directors and the newsroom staff agreed to engage in a mediation process the following week to fully resolve the situation. The newsroom staff agreed to end the strike and resume publishing the newspaper on March 9, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2009/03/06/News/Emerald.Newsroom.And.Board.Of.Directors.On.The.Same.Page-3663487.shtml |title=Emerald newsroom and board of directors on the same page|access-date=February 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527021836/http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2009/03/06/News/Emerald.Newsroom.And.Board.Of.Directors.On.The.Same.Page-3663487.shtml |archive-date=May 27, 2009 }}

In fall 2012, the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Company, Inc. transitioned to a new entity, the Emerald Media Group.{{cite web

| url = http://www.oregonquarterly.com/summer2012/feature4.php

| title = The Oregon Daily Emerald

| author = Alice Tallmadge

| year = 2012

| work = Oregon Quarterly

| volume = 91(4 Summer)

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140331224822/http://www.oregonquarterly.com/summer2012/feature4.php

| archive-date = 2014-03-31

}} Today, the Daily Emerald publishes a weekly print newspaper as well as online, as well as publishing multimedia, such as video and podcasts through their website.{{Cite web|last=Emerald|first=Daily|title=Multimedia|url=https://www.dailyemerald.com/multimedia/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Daily Emerald|language=en}}

• Richard L. Neuberger 1932–33, journalist, author, and Senator
• Paul Brainerd 1969–70, Pagemaker and desktop publishing creator, Aldus Corporation founder
• Grattan Kerans 1970–71, Oregon State Legislator

• Randy Shilts, author, And the Band Played On

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