Chaff (newspaper)

Chaff is the students' newspaper of Massey University Students' Association (MUSA) at the Turitea campus of Massey University, New Zealand. Chaff was established more than 70 years ago[1] and is printed weekly throughout the academic year.

Controversy

In May 2006 the cover of the newspaper featured an image of Mao Zedong superimposed on a woman's body[2]. The issue received media attention and prompted a protest by approximately 50 students of mainly Chinese descent. A formal apology was requested by Chinese student representatives and Massey's International Student Director. However, the newspaper instead responded with an explanation of the intent of the cover image.[1]

References

  1. ^ Media
  2. ^ "Big Guns Warn Student Editors". Critic. 2006-05-28. http://www.critic.co.nz/archive?archive_id=4334&page=32&type_code=n. 

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