News Ethics

      I read A Media Savvy Killer. It talks about a a killer called BTK( an acronym for blob, torture, kill) and a newspaper called The Wichita Eagle.It started in 1974 when the killer killed his first victim, and 10 months later the first letter was found. The site was subpoenaed in 2004 ,since investigators thought BTK might be posting items on a discussion board.  After 16 years silence, the killer sent a letter to the Eagle, which might have happened because a story written for the 30th university of the first killing.  The Eagle has been criticized for publish the letters from the killer, but the Eagle looks at it that they could be closer to finding the killer.

       I think that is is good that the Eagle gets letters from the killer. I think that makes them a step closer to finding the BTK. One day the killer could mess up and maybe leave him finger print on a letter and they could find him.