Times ombud Brisbane agrees with readers on unwarranted intrusions:
“In cases where a victim’s privacy competes with the journalist’s desire to get the story, I often side with the victim … Journalists should do more to protect the privacy of victims, and worry less about missing an opportunity to match the story for their own publication. … I advocate erring on the side of privacy because we shouldn’t intrude further on others’ misfortune without a clear and overriding benefit to readers and because The Times’s reputation is better served by placing a victim’s privacy rights above other considerations.”