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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Journalism v. Trolling With “Reply All”

    The line between journalism and Internet trolling can get blurry at times. The latest example comes in the wake of Rolling Stone magazine’s flawed UVA rape story. The magazine admitted last week that it shouldn’t have published the account of a woman who says she was gang-raped at a fraternity.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    The line between journalism and Internet trolling can get blurry at times. The latest example comes in the wake of Rolling Stone magazine’s flawed UVA rape story. The magazine admitted last week that it shouldn’t have published the account of a woman who says she was gang-raped at a fraternity. While many journalists are using this to point out why reporters must always follow well-established standards, others are exploiting the story to get clicks by any means necessary.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    The Cost of "Enhanced Interrogation," and LAUSD vs Antibiotic Chickens
    1. 0:00The Cost of “Enhanced Interrogation”
    2. 8:49The Masterminds of the C.I.A.’s Brutal Tactics
    3. 17:55LAUSD to Ban Chickens Raised with Antibiotics
    4. 25:04Bodies at the Border
    5. 39:20Journalism v. Trolling With “Reply All”You’re reading this
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