National Policy Atlas · aep-001684
Rocky Mountain Collegian
What an automated search found
From NSMPA, which read this newsroom's website. Nobody has checked it by hand yet, and it isn't our classification; we haven't classified this newsroom yet.
Policy text permits some remedies
“The student media adviser and members of the Collegian management team will advise the editor in chief on how to handle the request, but per RMSMC bylaws, the decision on whether to change or take down a story lies with the editor-in-chief.”
| Remedy | Policy text (automated reading) | Practice (automated reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Removal / unpublishing | Permitted in policy text | None found |
| Search-engine de-indexing | Not addressed | None found |
| Anonymization or redaction | Not addressed | None found |
| Update for later developments | Not addressed | — |
Policy pages
| Page | First seen | Checked by us |
|---|---|---|
| Collegian take-down policy - The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Oct 11, 2026 | Not yet |
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4 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
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- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11484
The student media adviser and members of the Collegian management team will advise the editor in chief on how to handle the request, but per RMSMC bylaws, the decision on whether to change or take down a story lies with the editor-in-chief.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11485
If the editor-in-chief determines that a story should be taken down or changed, the editor-in-chief reserves the right to provide transparency in their decision through an editor’s note or a separate editorial explaining the decision.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11486
In some cases, the editor-in-chief may determine that the best course of action to prevent re-harming individuals is to remove stories quietly.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11487
We acknowledge that, while The Collegian has a long history of award-winning and important journalism, we’ve also published harmful content in the past, and that content is now more accessible than ever in the digital age.
Cite this record
The Archive Ethics Project. Rocky Mountain Collegian (aep-001684). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/rocky-mountain-collegian. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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