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Current Events » in reply to So, the press shouldn't report a murder case because of who the alleged killers are?

If the reporting of said story puts peoples lives in jeopardy, then the reporters should use discretion.

alcaray — 11/21/2001 7:08:59 PM (archived)

You guys have made that point over and over, yourselves, lately.

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Supression of non-PC info by the media - phil - 11/20/2001 6:35:14 PM
- Re: Supression of non-PC info by the media - FrankC - 11/20/2001 8:46:55 PM
  - Re: But -- doesn't the truth hurt . . . ? - D. Spires - 11/20/2001 8:59:49 PM
- Re: Cool. Thanks, Phil . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/20/2001 7:28:16 PM
- Is any of this stuff true? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/20/2001 9:01:38 AM
  - Re: Is any of this stuff true? n/t - phil - 11/20/2001 9:30:05 AM
  - Re: Is any of this stuff true? - SDG - 11/20/2001 9:08:25 AM
    - I'm not completely comfortable - alcaray - 11/20/2001 11:25:20 AM
      - The problem with ignoring stories that make people uncomfortable... - Larry J - 11/20/2001 1:01:25 PM
        
        I was not talking about avoiding stories that make me uncomfortable, or about political correctness. I was talking about saving lives. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/21/2001 8:56:23 PM
        
        So, the press shouldn't report a murder case because of who the alleged killers are? - Larry J - 11/21/2001 12:53:30 PM
        
        If the reporting of said story puts peoples lives in jeopardy, then the reporters should use discretion. - alcaray - 11/21/2001 7:08:59 PM
        
        Re: If the reporting of said story puts peoples lives in jeopardy, then the reporters should use discretion. - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2001 7:12:33 PM
        
        Balance - Justin Kelly - 11/22/2001 3:03:14 PM

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