Sometimes, good journalism isn't about earth-shattering scandal. Sometimes its value is shining a light on what goes on behind the curtain.https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/786244063812947968 …
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@chrislhayes@ggreenwald "Which email is newsworthy" talk misses devastating effects on dissent ecology. My thread:https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/785871319325876224 …zeynep tufekci added,
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Staffer's suicide attempt gleefully tweeted by Wikileaks, discussed on CNN. Powerful will adapt; dissent will die.
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Tidbits appeal to the historian in journalists—but weaponized destruction of privacy will wreck dissident politics.
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Also,
@ggreenwald, when Wikileaks falsely claimed ordinary people's emails as TR gov't emails, Intercept journos fell for it.@chrislhayes3 replies 31 retweets 81 likes -
Not everything behind the curtain is worth exposing. And that's locker-room talk I believe in.
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I know
@ggreenwald has written a lot on impact of gov't surveillance on dissent; this is not same but similarities.2 replies 5 retweets 16 likes -
Replying to @zeynep @chrislhayes
I think these are all interesting points- too interesting for Twitter actually- but nobody is defending the hack itself
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I agree hard for Twitter; but we need more than "this tidbit was newsworthy" to deal with this very real threat.
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This is why it ties into "how significant was the revelation" question. Given the harm, I'd argue need higher bar.
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But there are 2 steps: 1) were the hackers/WL justified?: 2) once they hack/publish, what should journalists do?
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