Bob Steele, who specializes in media ethics at the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit foundation in St. Petersburg, Fla., that offers journalism training, said he could not comment on the particulars of the Manzanares case, not having seen the coverage.

But in general, Steele said, reporters and editors have an obligation to be both fair and accurate in such stories.

"That is a traditional and non-negotiable starting point," Steele said.

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