KMTV and The Associated Press were the only two major news outlets in the Omaha metropolitan area not to publish the name of a 14-year-old Omaha boy who was arrested Monday, accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
KMTV explained during its newscasts Tuesday that station policy is not to identify "minors" who are suspects in sexual assault cases.
KETV, KFAB, KPTM, KXVO and WOWT each used the suspect's name and nearly every media outlet published his photo. The boy is being charged as an adult.
The boy's father has told some news media outlets that his son is a special education student who has also been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Editor's Note: In its Wednesday newscasts, KMTV was identifying the boy by name.
2 comments:
So, what is it their policy only on Tuesdays? If you are going to claim its policy then stick with it. They obviously realized the other stations were doing it.
Well of course that is why they are Action Third.
Is their new slogan "not quite first with breaking news" or "first with breaking news, but we will omit some of the details"
The difference may be on Wednesday the boy was charged as an adult, on Tuesday he was only under arrest being held in the youth center. Some News outlets struggle with naming kids before they're officially charged.
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