How trusting should reporters be of law enforcement?
Neiman Watchdog SHOWCASE | December 27, 2007 A small paper in Virginia recently produced an extraordinary 24-page special report on the authorities’ relentless pursuit of the wrong man in a serial-killing case — relating a series of missed clues, bad judgments, false statements and broken promises. Pamela Gould of the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star writes that the prosecution of Darrell Rice is a case study in why reporters need to be more skeptical of what police and prosecutors assert without proof particularly when they are making assertions that go far beyond the actual charges. By Pamela Gould How trusting should reporters be of law enforcement? SHOWCASE | December 27, 2007 A small paper in Virginia recently produced an extraordinary 24-page special report on the authorities’ relentless pursuit of the wrong man in a serial-killing case — relating a series of missed clues, bad judgments, false statements and broken promises. Pamela Gould of the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star writ
