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Letter: Editor's reply to "Editor's pick: Give victims, not murderers, fame"

Published 30 September 2015

• It was a fairly easy decision in this case: but we wouldn’t be surprised if, in future cases, ethical reporting required naming perpetrators. Self-publicity through social media will pose new challenges for the media, including New Scientist.

Issue no. 3041 published 3 October 2015

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