In the age of cell-phone cameras and the internet, it's pretty hard to turn the information spigot off. While this raises security and privacy issues, it also makes tyranny around the world a lot more difficult, which IMO balances an awful lot of the negatives.

The lesson a lot of people have to learn is not to put anything on the internet that you wouldn't want carved on the side of a nearby mountain.

Most personal photo sites I have seen have password protection. If this site was like that, and the reporter somehow got the password from somebody, this could be a different case.

Some unsolicited advice on the pictures of the kids: While I'm sure you are legally in the right, the parents who consented to have their kids show up for one day in a newspaper might have a different view of them being posted on a permanent basis, and it might be a good idea to get a hold of them, if possible, just on a good-relations basis. I assume you got permission from the newspaper.