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Today, ten years after the grand jury was dismissed on the JonBenet Ramsey case in Boulder, a sign of a new brand of journalism coming forth. Albeit too little too late for the media sensation that contributed to the persecution of the Ramseys in the investigation of JonBenet's murder, perhaps next generation will journalists could own the concept of innocent until proven guilty- -





Deja vu All Over Again
Posted in Ethics and Journalism
A section blog for Journalism E-120W students
by Dennis

The JonBenet Ramsey case is a tragic one. Not only is it still unsolved, but after so many years her mother tragically died of cancer without her knowing what really happened to her daughter. I feel for John and Burke Ramsey the two left behind in the wake of this terrible event.


If I were a journalist and was presented the dossier of a suspect being questioned repeatedly about JonBenet Ramsey's murder, I would need to know a few things before I would report it. I would want to know what kind of evidence the police had. Most importantly if they had DNA evidence....[...read more]