08.06.2009 12:25 pm

NPR examines offensive words after “gd” upsets listener

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NPR’s All Things Considered program recently aired an interview with Jeremy Renner, star of the movie “The Hurt Locker,” about American soldiers who defuse bombs in Iraq. During a clip from the movie, NPR bleeped out a couple profanities — swear…

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12.03.2008 4:41 pm

Writer says newspapers should report more about suicides

By Steve Parker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A blogger for Philly.com thinks it’s time for newspapers to change their policies on reporting about suicides. Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News notes that a suicide there received press coverage only because of its spectacular nature:

“Chapgar’s suicide only received coverage in…

Tags: copycat suicides, ethics, journalism, media, newspaper policy, Philadelphia Daily News, Philly.com, St. Louis Post-Dispatch policy, Will Bunch, Zal Chapgar

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NPR examines offensive words after “gd” upsets listener

Writer says newspapers should report more about suicides

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