Media/Impact 11th Edition by Shirley Biagi, Marilyn Massey, David Gustafson

Exercise 4

What is your opinion about the question in the Ziegenmeyer case of releasing the name of a victim of rape with the victim's consent? How would you balance the protection of victims with the public's interest in the non-anonymous comments of the victim? Should rape victims be more deserving of anonymity than victims of other crimes? Explain.