''Campus Reform'' is an American

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focused on

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. It is operated by the

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. It uses students as reporters. The news site is known for conservative journalism, where it reports incidents of

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and restrictions on

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on American college campuses. The online publication maintains running list of "victories"—ranging from college policy changes to firings—on a dry-erase board at the website's

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, headquarters inside the Leadership Institute. In September 2015, ''Campus Reform'' said its website had received 9.3 million page views in the past year.

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In May 2012, ''Campus Reform'' called on conservative students to protest liberal speakers on campus such as

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. In September 2015, ''Campus Reform'' was first to report that David W. Guth, a

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associate professor of journalism, had tweeted: "The blood is on the hands of the #

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. Next time let it be YOUR sons and daughters", in reaction to the

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days before. The university was deluged by complaints, and the university put Guth on temporary leave with pay. In June 2017, a ''Campus Reform'' story headlined "Prof: 'white marble' in artwork contributes to white supremacy" reported on comments by

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classics professor Sarah Bond writing an article about white marble statues that read in part: "really sick of alt-right groups appropriating classical antiquities for nefarious reasons." Other conservative outlets such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' began citing that ''Campus Reform'' story, and Bond began receiving death threats within days.

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