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Chicago Sun-Times will temporarily cease to run comments

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by YankeeFan, Apr 14, 2014.

  1. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    In many cases, that will be for legal reasons. There are restrictions on reporting when it comes to crime, trial and other similar stories.

    Of course, that also leads to absurd situations like a teenager going on the run with her math teacher, being identified in stories throughout the search ... then having her identity restricted from being reported during the teacher's trial.
     
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