Danger: Media Adopting Anonymous’s ‘Doxing’ Tactic

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When the Westchester County newspaper the Journal News decided to publish the names and addresses of gun owners, they didn’t just create a firestorm of national controversy and attention; they also set a dangerous journalistic precedent by using a newspaper to adopt the intimidation tactic used by some members of the hackivist group Anonymous, called… Read more »

Soledad O’Brien To Axelrod: Democrats’ Strategy Is ‘Scare Tactic’ Aimed At Seniors On Medicare

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Obama re-election campaign senior strategist David Axelrod appeared on Tuesday’s Starting Point, where host Soledad O’Brien asked him about the Democrats’ strategy where Medicare is concerned — basically, claiming that Medicare will “end as we know it.” O’Brien pointed out that the strategy amounts to, basically, a scare tactic aimed at seniors. Axelrod, for his… Read more »