The Poynter Institute, The Just Trust Announce Partnership To Transform Crime Reporting

RAISING THE BARR

The Way We Cover Crime Is Criminal

Local news needs to examine its addiction to crime stories and how that coverage is pushing aside other serious issues — the economy, cost of living, growing national divisiveness, among them — that viewers want to hear more about.

AP Says It Will No Longer Name Suspects In Minor Crimes

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press said Tuesday it will no longer run the names of people charged with minor crimes, out of concern that such stories can have […]