Editor & Publisher: Missouri Weeklies That Broke ‘MySpace Suicide’ Story Still Won’t Name Alleged ‘Cyberbully’

Posted on 29 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"although national news outlets from Fox News to The New York Times have since revealed the identity of Lori Drew who apparently posed as a teen boy online and harassed Meier with insults until her death, the St. Charles Journals of St. Peters, Mo., remai

Poynter Online: Romenesko Feedback: Paper blasted for not naming adults linked to girl’s suicide

Posted on 17 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

US journalists debate the ethics of the decision made by the St Charles Journal not to name the adults whose fake MySpace profile was used to bully teenager Megan Meier, who later commited suicide.

St. Charles Journal: A real person, a real death

Posted on 17 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

A Myspace cyberbullying case leads to a suicide - and then to a journalism ethics debate involving both bloggers and professional journalists.

Martin Stabe

A UK-centric look at new media and online journalism

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Editor & Publisher: Missouri Weeklies That Broke ‘MySpace Suicide’ Story Still Won’t Name Alleged ‘Cyberbully’

Poynter Online: Romenesko Feedback: Paper blasted for not naming adults linked to girl’s suicide

St. Charles Journal: A real person, a real death