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Who is Chris Quinn?

Chris Quinn, editor of cleveland.com and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is at the forefront of a crop of news editors taking a hard look at the implications of how they have defined news. David Petkiewicz/Dave Petkiewicz/cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer.

What does Quinn say about the paper?

Quinn says he's had a clamor of requests to review his outlet's stories. And he says the paper covered Blacks and other people of color insensitively in the past. Quinn says he and his team are working hard to build trust.

What is the right to be forgotten law?

Quinn says he and his team were inspired by the European Union's "Right To Be Forgotten," a law that allows people to ask Google and other search engines to de-list embarrassing and damaging stories. For American news organizations, removing a published story is rare.

Who pulled the name of the Cleveland Plain Dealer?

And that's not how we want the world to remember him.". Chris Quinn, the editor of cleveland.com and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, agreed to pull the man's name out of the story at Ruiz's request. The altered story remains up. Quinn says he isn't sure whether he made the right call on that story.

Is the Boston Globe a newsroom?

The Boston Globe is one of a handful of newsrooms across the country that are revisiting old stories and removing or altering them to minimize the harm they may cause to those covered. Charles Krupa/Charles Krupa/AP hide caption. toggle caption. Charles Krupa/Charles Krupa/AP. The Boston Globe is one of a handful of newsrooms across ...

Who is the managing editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution?

A similar effort in Atlanta is built in part on state reforms that seal court records for minor infractions once the punishment is fulfilled. Shawn McIntosh, managing editor for news of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the AJC.com, says she first encountered such requests as the paper's public editor.

Is the Boston Globe revisiting old stories?

The Boston Globe is one of a handful of newsrooms across the country that are revisiting old stories and removing or altering them to minimize the harm they may cause to those covered. Charles Krupa/Charles Krupa/AP. Inspired by legal reforms and calls for racial equity, a small cadre of editors are challenging a long-held precept ...

Who won the case against Google?

April 4, 2018 • Dan Shefet won what may be the most powerful single case against Google: the right to get search results about himself removed. Now people and governments the world over are seeking him out.

How many professors have been targeted for cyber harassment?

April 4, 2018 • Across the country, in the past year and a half, at least 250 university professors have been targeted in cyber harassment campaigns because of their research, teaching or social media posts.