The Connecticut Post's decision to publish the names, occupations, and other information about jurors deciding a sensational death penalty case set off a firestorm of criticism. Two jurors asked to be excused from the panel, which is expected to spend the next two months determining the punishment of a convicted killer. The jurors said they feared retaliation. The newspaper's editor and the reporter who wrote the story said they believe the public has a right to know who is deciding the high-profile case. In a cover story on the Poynter Institute's site, Al Tompkins reports on the controversy. . Tim McGuire, a former newspaper editor now at Arizona State University, weighs in on the ethical questions involved in publishing the jurors names while the trial is under way.
What's your take? Did the newspaper do the right thing? Why or why not? If you were the editor, what would you have done?
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