How should news outlets report on police blotters and mugshots? Questions about the practice, information about news coverage and advice from experts are featured in this investigation.
Editor's Note: Many college newspapers publish police blotters, which in today's online world, link students to their youthful indiscretions permanently. ...
We consulted both scholars and studies for advice on what legality and best practices college newspapers can adopt to serve...
The ethics of news organizations publishing mugshots is an issue that iMediaEthics has written about a few times before (see here...
Mugshot magazines and newspaper sections, featured in an iMediaEthics report almost two years ago, are still a growth industry. The core...
Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN reported that mug shots have "have a raw entertainment value. Americans seem to be titillated by...