A recent situation with a columnist and a member of the Student Assembly reinforces the need for clarity in self-identification for student journalists.
Mike Wacker ’10 is a Sun columnist whose “Wack Attack” column appears alternate Wednesdays. Wacker recently arranged to speak with Andrew Brokman ’11, an at-large representative in the Student Assembly, to discuss something that came up during an S.A. meeting. During their conversation, Wacker started taking notes; Brokman then told him that it was not on the record.