I mean, most newspapers would call lynchings today "alleged murders". The print-news standard still says alleged with witnesses, video, and a confession - unti

I mean, most newspapers would call lynchings today "alleged murders". The print-news standard still says alleged with witnesses, video, and a confession - until the conviction comes down, the crime is alleged. That, I guess, was my question. Print journalism applies this rule even when taking moral stances; what's the standard here?