Socially Networked Alleged Criminals

In a 21st century socially networked world, what’s the first thing that any budding journalist should do when they hear about someone being arrested for a crime?
Yes – it’s check out whether they have a Myspace page. And I guess you could go on to find out whether they’ve got any photos on Flickr or who they went to school with on Friends Reunited.
Obviously, we don’t know who’s innocent or guilty yet, but I guess that forensic trails are online as much as offline these days.


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