Friday, March 31, 2006

To Name Or Not To Name?

Fremont Tribune StoryIt is no secret who the female victim was in an early-morning robbery in Fremont Friday.

KFAB (1110 AM) was first to report on the attack on its own news reporter, Karla James. The story was broadcast on both Clear Channel-owned stations and KFAB's website, www.kfab.com.

But what was not intially reported by KFAB was that the suspect who attacked her tried to sexually assault James, according to Fremont Police.

That created a dilemma for media outlets. Most have a policy not to name sexual assault -- or attempted sexual assault -- victims. But many people in Fremont had already learned James had been victimized through radio news reports and a front page story in the Fremont Tribune newspaper.

However, KETV reporter Tom Elser, who reported live from Fremont for the station's 10 p.m. newscast Friday, did not name James, nor did a story on Omaha TV station WOWT's website, wowt.com.

James declined to be interviewed by the Fremont Tribune.

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