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Crime and Justice

City Pages: TV station revealed identity of tipster who later killed himself

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 26, 2017, 9:10 AM Apr 26, 2017
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Until today, few people likely thought of a sanitation worker as a victim of the Jamar Clark shooting in Minneapolis in November 2015. But today’s City Pages article on what happened to one of them — Alan Ditty — is a disturbing piece of journalism.
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Crime and Justice

Why news organizations have an ethical duty to name shooters

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 14, 2016, 7:44 AM Jun 14, 2016
59

The coverage of the aftermath of the mass killing in Orlando is following a well-worn path — we’ve gotten pretty good at developing the template in these sorts of things.

We’ve now reached the ‘don’t name the shooter’ debate. Read more →

Economy

The $75 truck survives 38 years of commuting

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2015, 9:45 AM Jan 2, 2015
3

By around this time next month we’ll be knee-deep in pitches for us to buy new cars.

The new vehicles, you may have heard, allow you to read Facebook while you drive, impress your neighbors, and satisfy your need to buy something — anything as dictated by the new definition of a good American. Read more →

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