Can a newspaper put a "print only" permission story online without the subject's permission?

Question:

I want a story removed from the internet that was from 9 years ago from a local college newspaper. It seems they have moved everything online from Archives, and it is the first thing that pops up under my name now. I only agreed to a print story for a local college paper...not for WWW use. It isn't terrible, but it is not the first thing I want under my name when a search is done (i.e. for employee background searches). There are far more current things under my name that deserve better recognition and it feels as though the story is being misused.

I asked the editor to remove it, and she said that it was against their policy.

Do I have any recourse?

Answer:
When you consented to be interviewed for the story, you did just that... gave them consent. Unless you have an agreement in writing stating otherwise, you don't have any ownership of the story in any way, shape or form and cannot dictate publication restrictions to them.

Unfortunately, search engines don't sort results according to what individuals believe are better, more appealing or more current. It's something that's simply out of our control.

Unfortunately, no. If it were possible, politicians would have committees trying to remove all negative publicity from the world wide web.

Can a newspaper put a "print only" permission story online without the subject's permission?

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