NYT PR Defends Decision to Publish the Name of Officer Darren Wilson's Street

Journalists are supposed to be our storytellers, our soothsayers, our trusted cohorts who are all given carte blanche to walk into our homes or places of employment and give us — as one sage orator once opined — “just the facts, ma’am.” Yet, ethical concerns come into play every day.

This week, the conservative Washington Examiner asked the question: is it ethically acceptable to publish the name of the street on which the key figure in the world’s most controversial story recently bought a home?

Eileen Murphy, VP of corporate communications at the Times, answered “yes” and defended the paper’s decision to do so.

Julie Bosman and Campbell Robertson of the Times wrote a story about Officer Darren Wilson’s “quiet” wedding to another officer just as the grand jury prepared to announce its decision.