Titelbaum was also concerned about the reasons behind forming the committee.
"I certainly don't want to see this turn into an opportunity to lynch The Crimson," he said. "That wouldn't be very productive."
Matthew W. Granade '99, president of The Crimson, said that The Crimson is still deciding whether or not to join the committee.
"Shapiro has asked a wide range of publications to join the committee, but the ethical issues facing a publication like the Salient, whose focus is opinion writing, versus the Independent or The Crimson, both of which strive for objectivity in their coverage, are startlingly different," Granade said.
"The purpose of this committee...should be made extremely clear to all participants before it begins," Granade said.
Shapiro said that he does not know how the committee will begin or how it will deal with the differences between publications.
"My hope is that we can collectively come up with an agenda," Shapiro said.