National Policy Atlas · aep-000043
Chicago Sun-Times
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 “Direct de-indexing policy” (listed source).
“We’ve set up a newsroom panel to review requests to de-index, or remove from internet search engines, past coverage that meets certain criteria.”
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Chicago Sun-Times' 'right to be forgotten' policy - Chicago Sun-Times | 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.
2 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
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- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 385
We’ve set up a newsroom panel to review requests to de-index, or remove from internet search engines, past coverage that meets certain criteria.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 386
Our intention is to consider whether the harm these articles present to the accused or arrested outweighs the public benefit of keeping the stories readily available on search engines.
Cite this record
The Archive Ethics Project. Chicago Sun-Times (aep-000043). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/chicago-sun-times. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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