National Policy Atlas · aep-000035
Bangor Daily News
What an automated search found
From NSMPA, which read this newsroom's website. Nobody has checked it by hand yet, and it isn't our classification; we haven't classified this newsroom yet.
Policy text: requests reviewed case by case
On NSMPA's hand-compiled list of known policies, noted as “Policy on old minor-crime stories (candidate)” (listed source).
| Remedy | Policy text (automated reading) | Practice (automated reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Removal / unpublishing | Not addressed | None found |
| Search-engine de-indexing | Permitted under conditions | None found |
| Anonymization or redaction | Not addressed | None found |
| Update for later developments | Not addressed | — |
Policy pages
| Page | First seen | Checked by us |
|---|---|---|
| We’re changing our policy on old crime stories | Oct 8, 2026 | Not yet |
"First seen" is when a page was first read, by us or by NSMPA. It isn't the date the policy was adopted, and pages not yet checked may describe something other than a policy on old stories.
5 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
Not checked by hand yet, so check the source before quoting.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 375
Here are some stipulations: — This policy change does not include anyone considered a public figure . — We won’t remove stories that detail corruption or serious or violent crimes, such as murder, armed robbery or sexual assault.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 376
Wherever possible, we will remove the original social media posts promoting the stories.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 377
It runs counter to our core mission of informing the public and creating the first draft of history.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 378
Starting today, the Bangor Daily News will be taking requests to remove old crime stories from Google, which is responsible for 97 percent of our search traffic.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 379
The fact is, news organizations have vast troves of archive content and high rankings on Google.
Cite this record
The Archive Ethics Project. Bangor Daily News (aep-000035). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/bangor-daily-news. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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