Romenesko

Raleigh News & Observer
Ombud Ted Vaden says his newspaper "has found itself in that kind of ethical brier patch in several recent situations." Managing editor John Drescher tells him: "I think it's one of the toughest issues that we face, because it just doesn't feel right to not name someone who has been convicted of a crime, and it also doesn't feel right to identify the name of a child who has been the victim of a sex crime." Vaden notes: "The N&O's policy has changed from my early years at the paper, when the paper did identify sex crime victims." More editor/ombud columns:
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> Journos at times find themselves testing their ethics in unusual ways (BG)
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