TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006
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:
>
Calame: Creation of conservative beat has made a real difference (NYT)
>
Critic Sragow writes "challenging and uncompromising reviews" (Sun)
>
Ezell: T-U readers weren't served well by malpractice stories (FT-U)
>
Howell: Many questioned timing of WP's story on GWU's Williams (WP)
>
Journos at times find themselves testing their ethics in unusual ways (BG)
>
Smith: Some journos go to extreme lengths to remain independent (ATU)
>
Minnesota officials float plans to limit access to public data (Strib)
>
Boy, 7, alerts Union-Tribune to its hummingbird error (San Diego U-T)
Posted at 12:44:03 PM
E-mail this item |
QuickLink this item: A98321
Romenesko Archive
MAIN
|
Back to Top
