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> The article suggests major crimes typically receive follow up articles, hopefully including whether a suspect was acquitted. Maybe AP (and news outlets in ge
by privong 5y ago
> The article suggests major crimes typically receive follow up articles, hopefully including whether a suspect was acquitted.
Maybe AP (and news outlets in general) should make a further commitment to write a "concluding" story about any crimes where they do publish a name, so that there's a news record of the outcome with respect to conviction/acquittal.
- Scoundreller 5y agoYou may notice some publications pick and choose who they’ll publish names of, and that can be a reason why: if they publish the name, it’s because they’ll be following the case and publishing its outcome, while if they don’t, it’s because they don’t intend to do so.
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