Weatherman2020
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Why did CNN spend the effort to find the creator of a stupid gif anyway?
Oh yeah, publicly humiliate him to teach the rest of the rubes a lesson on what happens when you mess with the fascist left. I'm so old I remember when bullying was something that should be avoided.
A plain reading of CNNâs article, however, contradicts what the network and Kaczynski are saying. If CNN really intended to withhold HanAssholeSoloâs information regardless of what he did, then why didnât the news organization say it was withholding his private information simply because heâs a private citizen? Why did it go on to add all the conditions about his behavior? And why did it say it could release the private information with an explicit condition tied to his behavior?
Personally, if I reported this story, it would have been pretty straightforward: âCNN is not publishing âHanAssholeSoloâsâ name because he is a private citizen.â Period. The rest of the information in that paragraph is unnecessary, because a media organization simply shouldnât release a private citizenâs personal information. He shouldnât have his private information threatened just because the president picked up one of his Reddit shitposts, which he made with the expectation that he would be kept anonymous. (Though it is a truly bizarre turn of events that itâs even possible to write this sentence.)
In journalism, there is a clear line between public and private figures. Public figures are held to a higher standard â since they represent not just themselves but their offices, their industries, and so on. But private figures are given a veil of privacy, since itâs not really in the public interest to get some random personâs private information.
Just imagine if the situation was flipped. Someone with liberal views posts a wrestling GIF of a Democratic politician beating up a man whose head is the Fox News logo. The liberal politician then picks up this wrestling GIF, tweeting it. A background check of this Reddit user then reveals heâs made some ugly comments in the past â about conservative female politicians and journalists in particular.
Should Fox News be allowed to tell this Reddit user that they will release his private information if he doesnât behave as Fox News wants? Should Fox really be a gatekeeper of what goes up on Reddit and other social media? Should people trust Fox News or any other media outlet with this kind of power?
My guess is many liberals wouldnât appreciate Fox News doing this. And they shouldnât.
CNN is being accused of blackmailing a pro-Trump Reddit user for posting things it didnât like
Oh yeah, publicly humiliate him to teach the rest of the rubes a lesson on what happens when you mess with the fascist left. I'm so old I remember when bullying was something that should be avoided.
A plain reading of CNNâs article, however, contradicts what the network and Kaczynski are saying. If CNN really intended to withhold HanAssholeSoloâs information regardless of what he did, then why didnât the news organization say it was withholding his private information simply because heâs a private citizen? Why did it go on to add all the conditions about his behavior? And why did it say it could release the private information with an explicit condition tied to his behavior?
Personally, if I reported this story, it would have been pretty straightforward: âCNN is not publishing âHanAssholeSoloâsâ name because he is a private citizen.â Period. The rest of the information in that paragraph is unnecessary, because a media organization simply shouldnât release a private citizenâs personal information. He shouldnât have his private information threatened just because the president picked up one of his Reddit shitposts, which he made with the expectation that he would be kept anonymous. (Though it is a truly bizarre turn of events that itâs even possible to write this sentence.)
In journalism, there is a clear line between public and private figures. Public figures are held to a higher standard â since they represent not just themselves but their offices, their industries, and so on. But private figures are given a veil of privacy, since itâs not really in the public interest to get some random personâs private information.
Just imagine if the situation was flipped. Someone with liberal views posts a wrestling GIF of a Democratic politician beating up a man whose head is the Fox News logo. The liberal politician then picks up this wrestling GIF, tweeting it. A background check of this Reddit user then reveals heâs made some ugly comments in the past â about conservative female politicians and journalists in particular.
Should Fox News be allowed to tell this Reddit user that they will release his private information if he doesnât behave as Fox News wants? Should Fox really be a gatekeeper of what goes up on Reddit and other social media? Should people trust Fox News or any other media outlet with this kind of power?
My guess is many liberals wouldnât appreciate Fox News doing this. And they shouldnât.
CNN is being accused of blackmailing a pro-Trump Reddit user for posting things it didnât like