back in 2016 -- as soon as editors started greedily gobbling up the pitches from lazy freelancers -- DM'ing with extremely online racists became synonymous with "journalism"pic.twitter.com/hXC5U5nNKs
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And yeah I don't blame you for not wanting to give those types a platform. I think you're spot on that some of the fluff pieces they get only encourage them
Yes, and some may be insignificant and not at all dangerous if left alone ... just odd, nerdy recluses. But if platformed, they can become a danger
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So true. Their ideas are toxic and unfortunately, using the internet to radicalize young people, who really don't know much about anything
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Meanwhile, there are 100s of stories - 100s! - written by freelancers "journeying to the heart of the alt right." What exactly was that? And where was it located? Mom's basement somewhere in the great plains?
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