Hello, the day is officially here, and I can say @PhillyInquirer is no longer default publishing mugshots to accompany its crime reporting! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎉" title="Partyknaller" aria-label="Emoji: Partyknaller">

We aren& #39;t going to stop publishing mugshots completely, but we are setting standards that a story has to meet one or more of in order to *consider* it. They are:
• It& #39;s about a public figure
• The crime has reached broad notoriety
• There& #39;s a compelling public safety reason

This has been in the making for months thanks to the pandemic. I& #39;m feeling good that things have finally come together in order for this to be implemented.

Words matter, yes, but *IMAGES* also matter. We should consider the impact each piece of our reporting has on our communities and do our best not to harm people.

What are some ideas we discussed to come to this? Mugshots:
• are *one* moment in a person& #39;s life, don& #39;t necessarily represent someone in totality
• can undermine presumption of innocence
• can disproportionately show Black ppl, ppl of color
• don& #39;t *always* have news value