Considering the number of people this program has the potential to help, the Fresh Start ushers us into the new year on a hopeful note. While it remains to be seen whether The Boston Globe will follow through with reforming its system for criminal reporting, it has set a necessary precedent for reexamining established journalistic practices.

A female reporter was dragged from her home in Mexico by gunmen Monday night, NBC reported. Anabel Flores Salazar was a crime reporter in Veracruz, Mexico. This means that she is extremely aware of criminal...