National Policy Atlas · aep-001788
Poynter Institute
What an automated search found
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On NSMPA's hand-compiled list of known policies, noted as “Unpublishing policies / ethics” (listed source).
| Remedy | Policy text (automated reading) | Practice (automated reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Removal / unpublishing | Not addressed | None found |
| Search-engine de-indexing | Not addressed | None found |
| Anonymization or redaction | Not addressed | None found |
| Update for later developments | Not addressed | — |
Policy pages
| Page | First seen | Checked by us |
|---|---|---|
| How student newsrooms can set a framework for requests to update old stories - Poynter | 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.
6 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
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- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 774
Rather than writing a blanket policy (“we’ll never change old crime stories” or “we’ll anonymize a story anytime a subject asks”), create an open-ended framework and come up with a list of questions to discuss for each case.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 775
The Boston Globe made waves in the journalism world last week when it announced a new initiative : The newspaper will consider updating or anonymizing past crime stories based on appeals from story subjects.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 776
There’s rarely a legal justification to remove an article if it was lawful when it was first published, the SPLC writes: “Content that is lawful when printed on paper does not become unlawful just because it is potentially accessible to more readers by being posted online.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 777
Search engines have made old news stories much more accessible than they used to be in a print-only age.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2298
The updated kit offers a customizable foundation that newsrooms can build on and adapt as their needs evolve.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2299
We encourage you to download the updated documents and begin shaping — or refining — your AI policy today.
Cite this record
The Archive Ethics Project. Poynter Institute (aep-001788). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/poynter-institute. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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