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This is par for the course for mainstream media outlets. In 2017, CNN threatened to dox an anonymous Twitter user making political memes. I don't know why peop

by 0xy 6y ago

This is par for the course for mainstream media outlets. In 2017, CNN threatened to dox an anonymous Twitter user making political memes. I don't know why people continue to speak to these outlets while their records, actions and ethics are appalling. The slide into clickbait and yellow journalism over the last few years has been devastating to the industry. There isn't a major outlet left that hasn't been behind some whopping journalistic errors (usually repeatedly). Not even self-described neutral outlets like AP are immune. At this juncture, I'd sooner trust an independent journalist with 50k followers and a handheld camera on YouTube than a major news outlet.

mc32 6y ago
Sadly NPR, and I don’t mean the local programming, are also prone to lapses in journalism—even though I give props to Greene and Shapiro. They’re usually pretty even keeled, unlike Bob Mondello who seems a bit narcissistic.
- 0xy 6y ago
  Less than 3 days ago NPR deleted a tweet (with no retraction) that heavily implied a person who was violently attacked in his vehicle and then sped away to avoid the violence was a "right-wing extremist" involved in a "vehicle-ramming incident" [1] -- with zero reference to the violent attack initiated on the vehicle. [1] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbEIlsUUcAACYht?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbEIlsUUcAACYht?format=jpg&name=... Additionally, the protesters who attacked the vehicle were arrested, including one who brandished a gun at the vehicle and another who assaulted the driver. [2] [2] https://www.wave3.com/2020/06/18/protesters-arrested-following-altercation-with-driver-downtown-louisville/ https://www.wave3.com/2020/06/18/protesters-arrested-followi... NPR's tweet came after the arrest and live video footage of the incident. They chose to run the story anyway.
Barrin92 6y ago
>CNN threatened to dox an anonymous Twitter user making political memes. I don't know what the particular context of this is, but there may very well be public interest in the identity of someone tweeting if it was controversial or political content reaching a large audience. If you're posting on twitter and you're speaking to tens of thousands you also become part of public discourse, and that, generally means someone will investigate your identity. It never was any different. The idea that one can speak publicly to a mass audience anonymously is a pretty new invention, and arguably not a good one.

by 0xy 6y ago

mc32 6y ago

Sadly NPR, and I don’t mean the local programming, are also prone to lapses in journalism—even though I give props to Greene and Shapiro. They’re usually pretty even keeled, unlike Bob Mondello who seems a bit narcissistic.

0xy 6y ago
Less than 3 days ago NPR deleted a tweet (with no retraction) that heavily implied a person who was violently attacked in his vehicle and then sped away to avoid the violence was a "right-wing extremist" involved in a "vehicle-ramming incident" [1] -- with zero reference to the violent attack initiated on the vehicle. [1] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbEIlsUUcAACYht?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbEIlsUUcAACYht?format=jpg&name=... Additionally, the protesters who attacked the vehicle were arrested, including one who brandished a gun at the vehicle and another who assaulted the driver. [2] [2] https://www.wave3.com/2020/06/18/protesters-arrested-following-altercation-with-driver-downtown-louisville/ https://www.wave3.com/2020/06/18/protesters-arrested-followi... NPR's tweet came after the arrest and live video footage of the incident. They chose to run the story anyway.

Barrin92 6y ago

>CNN threatened to dox an anonymous Twitter user making political memes. I don't know what the particular context of this is, but there may very well be public interest in the identity of someone tweeting if it was controversial or political content reaching a large audience. If you're posting on twitter and you're speaking to tens of thousands you also become part of public discourse, and that, generally means someone will investigate your identity. It never was any different. The idea that one can speak publicly to a mass audience anonymously is a pretty new invention, and arguably not a good one.