CORRECTION: The headline and article have been updated to include that the story has been removed.
On Tuesday an article was published by The Viking News regarding the spring 2026 Associated Student Body election, making the mistake of not including one of the candidates running for Student Trustee.
The article did not include the candidate running for re-election, Pise Leiataua, the current Student Trustee for Long Beach City College.
The article also did not give fair coverage to the candidates, as it did not give them a chance to explain why they are running for elections, which would let students make an informed decision.
We take full responsibility as your Editors in Chief and Managing Editor for the publication of this article and our mistakes and apologize to both our readers and for not fairly covering the election.
The article has since been removed from our website.
Going forward, we will be making the necessary changes towards our paper in order to ensure our readers get accurate and unbiased information.
The Viking News is committed to holding each staffer accountable and will take the time to thoroughly look at each article submitted to the paper.
First off, we will be taking the time to individually talk to each of our reporters about every story to ensure fair coverage and that they have a full understanding of the stories that they are writing.
Secondly, holding our section editors and ourselves accountable for doing proper research, so that we are able to check the information that our reporters provide, before it’s published.
Holding these standards as a paper will ensure that we eliminate the potential for bias and misinformation.
If anyone has questions or concerns, The Viking News can be contacted at lbccvikingnews@gmail.com or visit the newsroom located in room P-135.
Paloma Maciel, Bella Schultz and Sam Villa
