Why are media outlets allowed to report the identity of people just accused (not yet tried) of a crime? It seems that the media ruins the reputation of the accused person before any substantive evidence or trial has taken place. And what happens when the accused person is found not guilty? Why doesn't the law require any type of equal coverage of both the arrest and the outcome of the trial? Lastly, is the media immune from removing any existing record (public internet search, public archive, etc.) of news reports of an arrest in the case that a person is found not guilty and the arrest record is expunged? I'm not a law person in any way, but it seems that there are plenty of laws to help the alleged victims conceal their identities but few, if any, laws that protect the identities of the accused prior to a guilty verdict or plea agreement. Am I wrong or way off base?