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A common answer to this is that news papers are, ostensibly, "public interest shamers". That's the defense.

• PeterisP 10y ago
  This seems very much a situation of "public interest shaming", as the cheating directly harmed the legitimate runners of that marathon, and the marathon community has a legitimate interest in shaming/punishing/expelling caught cheaters (in addition to simply removing the fraudulent result) as a deterrent to potential future cheaters. It's similar to disqualifications for fraud or doping in most sports - you don't only remove the current result, you disqualify them from some future events as a 'punishment'/deterrent.
  • Nullabillity 10y ago
    > as the cheating directly harmed the legitimate runners of that marathon Did it really? Did she hurt any of them? Did she even affect their times? Did they lose out on any prizes?
    • dagw 10y ago
      Did they lose out on any prizes? Well she did take second place, so if nothing else she did deny someone a place on the podium.