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> In the UK people in criminal cases are always fully named (except minors). If that were some sort of important guiding principle of all of the UK press in ge
by tom_mellior 7y ago
> In the UK people in criminal cases are always fully named (except minors).
If that were some sort of important guiding principle of all of the UK press in general, you'd think that the BBC would have dug up the person's name in this case. I don't have much data to go on, but I thought that the BBC might apply different standards than tabloids or the local news.
- mytailorisrich 7y agoThe interesting point here is that the BBC refrained from naming the person, not that they named the other details of the case. As said, in the UK it is not viewed negatively to name people and specifics in criminal cases, quite the opposite: It is something the public expects and demands.
- tom_mellior 7y agoAgain, the Guardian's readers don't seem to demand this. And the BBC's readers don't seem to demand it either. You might be confusing tabloids with all of the UK press.