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Longtime Guidelines for Identifying Suspects’ Race Questioned

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Joshunda Sanders
August 9, 2012

The mass shootings in Oak Creek, Wis., and Aurora, Colo., exemplify why mainstream media outlets may need to revise standards for identifying the race of criminal suspects to meet demands of 24/7 news cycles. At a minimum, the public should know why race is not usually included in crime stories.

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