> Would you prevent newspapers from reporting on it, or stop users posting about it on public forums?

Yes

It is the UK we're talking about after all...

Where the accused have rights too?

Where the journalists have very little rights, and people posting their bad (wrong) ideas (think) even less so.

Not according to the wpfi world press freedom index where it is ranked 20th.

Where speaking truth isn’t a right or a defense

Most media in Europe are required to ambiguate names of criminals. For instance by removing the first name or the last name.