Associated Press agitates against journalistic rules

Published June 17, 2021 2:30pm ET



The Associated Press announced on Tuesday that “it will no longer name suspects or transmit photographs of them in brief stories about minor crimes when there is little chance the organization will cover the case beyond the initial arrest.”

The wire service “will also not link to local newspaper or broadcast stories about such incidents where the arrested person’s name or mugshot might be used. The AP will also not do stories driven mainly by particularly embarrassing mugshots.”

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