Going with Gotcha as the front page
story for the New York Sun obviously would have been the wrong thing to
do at that time. It was their media responsibility to report what they
knew, and that was the Brooklyn Boys’ innocence. Henry Hacket took the
risk in bringing this case to justice, and it worked. Alicia Clark
represents cheap thrills and yellow journalism in the industry; evil and
ignorance. Ultimately, going with Gotcha on the front page wouldn’t
have done much harm to the Sun’s journalistic integrity, because it’s
tabloid that is not taken as seriously as the New York Sentinel. Based
on the readings, going with Gotcha would have set a bad example in the
eyes of the impressionable public.
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