Why Isn't Kansas City News Reporting ID Of Juvenile Mass Shooting Suspects?!?

A current conservative talk show guest has been complaining about disparity in mass shooting reporting standards.

Actually, our blog community notes this legal difference stems from legislation approved by the Missouri GOP super-majority . . . Here are the basics:

"All of these cases involved different circumstances that determined whether identifying information about the minors was released. For example, Missouri law does not allow for juvenile defendants to be identified, except in more severe criminal cases, while Wisconsin law treats all 17-year-olds as adults in criminal prosecutions.

"Regardless of whether local authorities release identifying information about minors, four journalism ethics experts told PolitiFact that newsrooms must consider the ethics of publishing such details."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . . 

Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven't been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse - Poynter

When deciding to name a minor suspect, news organizations should weigh a person's right to privacy and the public's right to know, experts say

And from one of our readers . . . Here's a retort from a conservative news website:

Un-F'ing Believable: Poynter on Why Kansas City Shooters Should Remain Unidentified

Poynter, the journalism school that claims to be the conscience and educator of the MSM and is the publisher of Politifact, has an explainer for why the juveniles who were involved in the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Superbowl celebration shouldn't be named.