Before Facebook and Twitter had fully gathered steam and the ethics regarding social media weren’t clear, one local news organization in New Haven, Connecticut, faced a difficult challenge in assessing what information was accessible and what information was private with a big homicide story. In looking to minimize harm but still continue to lead the nation’s coverage of the developing story, Independent faced a challenge in balancing ethics and still getting the job done. Here is a presentation providing all the facts that analyze what Independent did in this particular case, step-by-step.
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