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Journalism.co.uk: Reporting restrictions in Baby P case make public think press is covering up, says Society of Editors head

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Bob Satchwell of the Society of Editors on how reporting restrictions effect on journalism is perceived by readers: "What is happening inadvertently, because of the internet, is that some people are suggesting that the media is conniving with the courts to suppress information which they feel they are entitled to know."

Currybetdotnet: Protecting the identity of Baby P’s killers: The courts vs the people vs the Internet

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Martin Belam: "Trying to stick to the terms of the court order preserving the anonymity of 'Baby P''s killers has been very testing for a lot of sites online. ... cache on Monday afternoon still contained a BBC News report from late last year that not only named those charged with the death of 'Baby P', but also the toddlers proper name, and, incredibly, their street addresses. ... A Telegraph report initially from around the same time could also be located in Google..."

Independent: Facebook vigilantes identify mother of Baby P

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"The identity of the 27-year-old mother of Baby P was last night being circulated on the internet with the names of her boyfriend and the third man convicted of causing the child's death, after online vigilantes began a campaign calling for violent retribution against them. An order issued by the judge who oversaw the trial of the woman and her boyfriend forbids details about them..."