Great WaPo story highlighting that citizen-journalist may serve a purpose, but citizen-cops are counterproductive http://buff.ly/YCH47I
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Replying to @Susan_Hennessey
@Susan_Hennessey Does it say that or say that MSM should not then escalate untested crowd sourced info?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel If officers are making strategic calls responsive to amateur investigators instead of actual threat, that's counterproductive.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Susan_Hennessey
@Susan_Hennessey So the point is NOT that people crowdsourced. It's that media magnified it in totally irresponsible ways.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Irresponsible media made a bad thing worse. NYPost is despicable. But Reddit/4chan "investigation" threads idependantly harmful.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Susan_Hennessey
@Susan_Hennessey I mean I know it's fashionable--has been for 10 years--to blame citizen stuff for media mistakes. Usu poorly thought out.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel But distinct from mainstream media amp effect, unfiltered, amateur investigation not good. Not same as citizen tips to LE.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Susan_Hennessey
@Susan_Hennessey And you keep ignoring fact that the amateurs you see as all-powerful self-corrected before "pros" did.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Self-correction means different things between LE and Internet forums. LE doesn't blast unverified info, then say "nevermind."3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@Susan_Hennessey Tell that to the MANY LE alums on MSM who made egregious errors, including early "arrest made" story.
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