UPDATE: Former Red and Black Editors Report Concessions from Paper's Board via Twitter

Updated: The students are also reporting via Twitter that Ed Stamper, a board member who had been consulting with the paper in recent months, has resigned from the board. Students are talking with Ed Morales and an assistant professional staffer, Erin France, about what might happen next. The students report they are leaving the building to discuss next steps. They appear to have secured a promise of no prior review.

UGA journalism Professor Barry Hollander weighs in on his blog.

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The student editors of the Red and Black who stepped down because of disagreement over editorial control are livetweeting from a meeting with the UGA student paper's board of directors.

One tweet reports a "scuffle" between Publisher Harry Montevideo and a reporter. Ed Morales, a professional staff member whose current editorial role (adviser or director?) is unclear, is quoted as saying, "Everybody's so tense."

The students' walkout earlier this week, and the draft memo that prompted it, have received national attention from media and student press advocates.

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