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My question is how can they legally show the alleged perpetrators face and name on tv?

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Journalists have a lot of wiggle room, as long as they aren't barging into your home, your privacy rights are slim. You could always sue for defamation, but there's enough evidence on these guys that it's pretty unlikely to prevail.

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No, I was serious..they have to get signed releases, or hide their identity. Just like on "Cops".

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Cops isn't "news". Those aren't journalists. Some argue Dateline isn't news either, but the courts don't agree. From MSNBC:

"From Nancy, Davenport, Iowa: How is that you are allowed to show the faces of the predators without their permission? I thought releases had to be signed. By the way, what you are doing is wonderful.

Chris Hansen: It would be more customary to obtain release, but Dateline is a news program not an entertainment program."