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Joshua BentonJanuary 25, 2021

Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start”

Should the worst moment of your life also be your top Google search result? Your “permanent record” is sometimes more about old news stories than court records, and newspapers are increasingly rethinking their responsibilities.

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Benton, Joshua. "Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start”." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 25 Jan. 2021. Web. 20 Sep. 2023.

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Benton, J. (2021, Jan. 25). Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start”. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 20, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/01/is-unpublishing-old-crime-stories-orwellian-or-empathetic-the-boston-globe-is-offering-past-story-subjects-a-fresh-start/

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Benton, Joshua. "Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start”." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 25, 2021. Accessed September 20, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/01/is-unpublishing-old-crime-stories-orwellian-or-empathetic-the-boston-globe-is-offering-past-story-subjects-a-fresh-start/.

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