Inonlinenews,storiesliveforever.Thetipsyphotographofyouatthecollegefootballgame?It’sthere.Thatnewsarticleaboutthepoliticalrallyyouweremarchingat?It’sthere.Achargefordrivingundertheinfluence?That’sthere,too.Butwhatif...itwasn’t?

SeveralyearsagoagroupofjournalistsinCleveland,Ohio,triedanexperimentthathadthepotentialtoturnthingsupsidedown:theystartedunpublishingcontentthey’dalreadypublished.Photographs,names,entirearticles.Everymonthorso,theymettodecidewhatcontentstayed,andwhatcontentwent.Inthisepisodefrom2019,SeniorCorrespondentMollyWebstertakesusinsidetheroomwheretheeditorsdecidedwho,orwhat,gottobedeleted.Andwetalkabouthowthe“righttobeforgotten”hasspreadandgrownintheyearssince.It’sastoryabouttimeandmemory,mistakesandsecondchances,andsocietyasweknowit.

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