Wikipedia Purged a Group of Feminist Editors Because of Gamergate – This story was originally published in a media outlet I refuse to link to in the DA news anymore, but Gawker and several other sites have the basic facts (which, of course, are disputed in comments, especially at Pando ... more >
The ravages of BuzzFeed’s Benny Johnson – This story has catalyzed a lot of debate about both the nature of plagiarism and the nature of (largely non-journalistic) Internet reporting. Benny Johnson, a 28-year-old writer for BuzzFeed, who has produced a tremendous amount of quirky content for the site, has been ... more >