Should the news media have published a story about and his alleged blackmail of a woman?
On Friday鈥檚 Behind the Headlines segment, St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh discussed journalism ethics and the process of reporting the affair with Lauren Trager, KMOV鈥檚 investigative reporter who , and with Shula Neuman, 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 executive editor.
The two journalists talked about their varying approaches.
Neuman said 漏 2024 外网天堂 decided not to go forward with a story on the affair, partly because the organization did not have on-the-record sources.
鈥淚f the woman wasn鈥檛 willing to tell the story herself, then ,鈥� Neuman said.
The unnamed woman made off-the-record remarks to Trager about the affair. KMOV also concealed the identity of the woman鈥檚 ex-husband to protect her identity.
Trager said KMOV decided to publish its report after Greitens鈥� State of the State address because multiple pieces came together, including the governor鈥檚 admission. She said the story was also a matter of public interest.
鈥淕iven the totality of all of our reporting 鈥� the fact that I had spoken to the ex-husband on the record, that I had spoken to the woman off-the-record and the governor鈥檚 confirmation, we felt comfortable at that time to move forward,鈥� Trager said.
Listen to the full discussion:
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