SEE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE NOVEMBER AND FEBRUARY RALLIES FOR JUSTICE FOR JASON:
Past National Media Coverage
Socialist Worker: We Demand Justice for Jason
Socialist Worker: Protesting a Day of Shame
USA Today: Supporters Rally for Mass. Student
The Network Journal: Supporters Rally for Black College Student in Massachusetts
Los Angeles Times (Archived): Rally Backs Accused Black Student
International Herald Tribune: Supporters of Mass. College Student Claim Excessive Charges in Racial Attack
Fox News: Lesser Charges for Ex-UMass Student
WIBW (Kansas): Racial Attack Sparks Rally on Mass. Campus
Blogs Coverage
- Campus Progress: A Black Student Fights for his Life in MA
- Assatashakur.org
- Jack and Jill Politics: A Black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. Politics
- DailyKos: Racist Assault followed by Racist Prosecution
- DailyKos 2
- Blue Mass Group
- ReddIt.com Blog
- Micaelann Land: Black youth beaten, then arrested! Will there be Justice for Jason?
Local and Regional Coverage
The Valley Advocate: The Eve of Instruction
Boston Globe:
- Judge reduces charges of student charged in stabbings
- Supporters of ex-UMass student want charges reviewed (Associated Press)
Boston Herald:
- DA asks for Venue Change in UMass Stabbing Case
- Professors: UMass Should Reinstate Accused Student
- Ex-UMass Student in Fight indicted on lesser charges than originally filed
CBS3-Springfield
- Hundreds March in Protest of Vassell Prosecution
- DA Asks for Venue Change in UMass Stabbing Case
- UMass Faculty Ask Chancellor to Reinstate Jason Vassell
- CBS 3: Hundreds Rally to Support "Justice for Jason"
WWLP-22 Springfield
- Coalition Protests Outside DA’s Office
- DA Seeks Change of Venue for Vassell
- Lawyers Call UMass Attack Probe Racist
- District Attorney Challenger Announced
- Professors seek Justice for Vassell
- Professors Call for Students Return
UMass Daily Collegian
Springfield Republican:
- Republican: 200 Supporters of former UMass Student Jason Vassell rally
- Lawyer claims investigation into UMass attack was racially biased
- Assault Trial Set For March
- UMas Faculty, Staff, Petition Chancellor to reinstate student involved in stabbing
- Crowd Turns out to support UMass student, Jason Vassell
- Coverage of District Attorney’s Statement in Response to November 2008 Rally
- UMass Stabbing Details Revealed
Daily Hampshire Gazette (Articles may need membership to be accessed)
- DA Scheibel should rethink her sentence in Jason Vassell case
- Hampshire Gazette: 250 Rally at DA’s Office for Vassell
- History of Violence? Police Reports show victim in Vassell knife fight was involved in prior altercations
- Prosecution Wants Stabbing Case Moved
- More time given to Vassell’s Defense
- Defense Claims Racial Bias in Vassell Case
- UMass Professors Urge Reinstatement of Student Vassell
- 250 Rally at DA’s Office for Vassell
- As Protest Looms, DA defends Prosecution of Vassell Case
- New Groups Join Vassell Coalition
- Business Community Gives to Justice for Jason
- Column gives new life to debate over UMass fight
- UMass Assault Defendant (Bowes) seeks to block statements
- Vassell Backers Deluge Hearing
- Bail reduced for defendant in Umass Hearing
- UMass student who claimed self-defense in fight withdraws
- UMass group defends Student in Stabbing Case
- Man Stabbed at UMass also faces charges
UMass Daily Collegian
