Fanshawe College’s student union is facing backlash over its decision to shutter its student newspaper, the Interrobang. Last week, the Fanshawe Student Union (FSU) announced it would close the paper’s print and online operations by April, ending its 50-year run of independent student journalism. FSU President Siddharth Singh told CBC that the paper’s funding might be reallocated to create a new full-time student union advocacy role, while the paper’s staff could shift responsibilities to creating FSU social media content. In response, Fanshawe students have launched a petition calling for a referendum on the paper’s future. FSU’s decision has also drawn criticism from the Canadian Association of Journalists, the Canadian University Press, and the editors of the student newspaper the Queen’s Journal.
