Bill Collector Feared Online Hostility ... and He Was Right |
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It's a followup by Christian Davenport about an article he wrote on a bill collector who feared being profiled because of the vicious reaction he might get in the online comment section ... and of course, he was right, that's exactly what he got. As a result, he said never again would he consent to an interview. I can't blame him ... why subject yourself to vile namecalling from people who have the IQ of a rutabaga and hide in anonymity. While the Post uses an automatic filter as do some other papers, that's not enough ... a live editor should screen all comments before they're posted. On the Media Game blog is written by Gerry Storch.
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One of the best expositions I've seen of the online hostility issue came About Gerry Storch
Gerry Storch, is an accomplished reporter and editor. From 1986 to 2001, Gerry served as the night news editor, business editor and sports editor of Gannett News Service, working out of USA Today's headquarters in northern Virginia. Previously, he worked for the Detroit News editing the Accent section and leading a team of eight investigative reporters. He also worked for the Miami Herald, the Associated Press in Richmond and Philadelphia, and interned at the Detroit Free Press. He served as a junior officer in the Navy and earned a B.A. in political science and M.A. in journalism from the University of Michigan.
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