This is an interesting summation from interviews with journalists covering taxi online cultures. Several interesting ideas including "to assess newsworthiness, one must also assess what weapons the story would hand to its audiences." datasociety.net/wp-content/upl…
2/ "Further, the choice
to engage with a false story – even in the effort to refute it – aligns with the interests of the manipulators, who see any form of amplification as a victory."
to engage with a false story – even in the effort to refute it – aligns with the interests of the manipulators, who see any form of amplification as a victory."
3/ Person-attacks... stories are popular and get clicks. "...stories should keep the story specific to the communities affected, focus on the impact of an attack, minimize sensationalist language and headlines, and reduce antihero framings of the perpetrator"
4/ Subjects of stories can suffer from journalistic coverage (even the protagonists}. "...remember that victims’ Twitter handles or Facebook accounts aren’t just social media profiles; they are potential roadmaps to continued targeted abuse."
5/ Suggestions are helpful here. Recommended for you if you share these posts of media stories #DetectingDeception
Also could be a good example for teaching #TeachJMC
Also could be a good example for teaching #TeachJMC
Taxi = toxic. h/t autocorrect
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