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ethics

Mugshots: to publish or not to publish

A suggestion has recently come forward at the newspaper to publish the mugshots of people booked into the Gallatin County jail on our website. Herein I discuss the ethical quandary that comes with that idea.

Blurring lines: Ads on Facebook

On Saturday evening, the Chronicle will almost certainly do something it has never done before. We will post an in-house promotion on our Facebook page.

Unpublishable

We decided not to publish a public document that went with a sex abuse story. Here’s the rationalization.