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March 2008 - Posts

Suspect IDs

Should criminal suspects be named in print if they haven't been charged? This piece (http://www.minnpost.com/davidbrauer/2008/03/19/1203/on_arrestees_local_media_increasingly_naming_names) explores the issue well through some Minnesota news organizations.
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'The Press Is Too Free'

I heard this several times in Taiwan, each time from a very different person.One was a government official. Another was a nonprofit executive. Also -- gasp! -- a newspaper editor."The press is too free," they agreed -- in rooms full of journalists.SPJ