THE BACK STORY Column: For the second time this week, the New York Post came under fire for its Boston bombing coverage after publishing a photo Thursday of two men under an ominous headline: “Bag Men: Feds seek these two pictured at Boston Marathon.” The Post’s website blared, “Men In Sights,” alongside a close-up shot of the two men from a different angle.
“We stand by our story,” Post Editor-in-Chief Col Allan said in a statement to The Huffington Post. “The image was emailed to law enforcement agencies yesterday afternoon seeking information about these men, as our story reported. We did not identify them as suspects.”
It’s true the Post didn’t claim the two men were “suspects,” and they reportedly aren’t. But in publishing photos of these two men alone — and not others carrying bags near the finish line that authorities are likely trying to identify — the paper recklessly raised suspicions that the pair could’ve been involved in Monday’s deadly attack… (more)
