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How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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Date: July 05, 2017 01:52PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/07/05/how-cnn-managed-to-anger-everyone-by-finding-then-shielding-the-creator-of-that-trump-wrestling-meme
CNN has identified the creator of that wrestling meme. You know the one — the edited video clip of Donald Trump's performance at a WWE event in 2007, with a CNN logo superimposed over the head of his opponent to create the effect of Trump beating up a network he calls “fake news.”
CNN said it decided to withhold the meme maker's name, however, “because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again.”
Some journalists have argued that CNN let the man off easy and should have published his name, a view articulated with a touch of humor by the New York Times's Andrew Das.
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Sopan Deb ? @SopanDeb
Interesting decision. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/07/04/politics/kfile-reddit-user-trump-tweet/index.html … pic.twitter.com/qYXjsnTitM
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@SopanDeb CNN's kids must get away with murder.
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Others have fixated on the line in CNN's report that followed its description of the man's promise to mend his social media ways: “CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change.”
The sentence spawned the trending Twitter hashtag #CNNBlackmail and should never have been in the story, according to the Wall Street Journal's James Taranto.
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A savvy editor would have cut the "CNN reserves the right..." line.
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Thus, CNN managed to simultaneously draw accusations of going soft and issuing a threat. Basically, everyone is unhappy with the network for one reason or the other.
Online, the crowd charging CNN with blackmail is the louder of the two factions (hence the hashtag) and is pushing legitimate criticism into the genre of outrage fiction. One popular claim, advanced by Donald Trump Jr., is that the meme maker tracked down by CNN is a 15-year-old kid. That is false, according to Andrew Kaczynski, the CNN reporter who identified the man, a Reddit user who goes by HanA??holeSolo.
Another popular claim is that CNN threatened to “doxx” the man. That, too, is false. Doxxing involves publication of information such as a mailing address, phone number or email address that is designed to facilitate acts of intimidation. Simply publishing a person's name in a news report, if CNN were to do so, would not qualify as doxxing.
CNN on Wednesday issued a statement in response to criticism of its report: “CNN decided not to publish the name of the Reddit user out of concern for his safety. Any assertion that the network blackmailed or coerced him is false. The user, who is an adult male, not a 15-year-old boy, apologized and deleted his account before ever speaking with our reporter. CNN never made any deal, of any kind, with the user. In fact, CNN included its decision to withhold the user's identity in an effort to be completely transparent that there was no deal.”
Earlier, Kaczynski responded on Twitter, writing that “to say we threatened anyone is a total lie” and that the line about reserving the right to publish the meme maker's name “is being misinterpreted.”
“It was intended only to mean we made no agreement w/the man about his identity,” Kaczynski tweeted.
Whatever the intent, the ominous wording did carry an implied threat: Keep your word to clean up your act, or we will out you.
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Tracking down the user was certainly a worthwhile endeavor. As The Washington Post's Avi Selk reported Sunday, the user has displayed a history of online bigotry that should have raised a red flag at the White House before the president tweeted the wrestling clip.
[A Reddit user who wrote about stabbing Muslims is claiming credit for Trump’s CNN video]
Suppose the user had turned out to hold a leadership position in a known hate group or had been a political operative hiding behind a screen name. His identity surely would have been newsworthy under one of those scenarios.
Instead, it appears, the user is just some random dude. CNN elected to spare him public ridicule — but not the lingering possibility that his name could be published in the future.
By straddling the fence, granting clemency with conditions, the network invited criticism from both sides.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2017 01:53PM by Fox News.
CNN has identified the creator of that wrestling meme. You know the one — the edited video clip of Donald Trump's performance at a WWE event in 2007, with a CNN logo superimposed over the head of his opponent to create the effect of Trump beating up a network he calls “fake news.”
CNN said it decided to withhold the meme maker's name, however, “because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again.”
Some journalists have argued that CNN let the man off easy and should have published his name, a view articulated with a touch of humor by the New York Times's Andrew Das.
16h
Sopan Deb ? @SopanDeb
Interesting decision. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/07/04/politics/kfile-reddit-user-trump-tweet/index.html … pic.twitter.com/qYXjsnTitM
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Andrew Das ? @AndrewDasNYT
@SopanDeb CNN's kids must get away with murder.
9:38 PM - 4 Jul 2017
2 2 Retweets 24 24 likes
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Others have fixated on the line in CNN's report that followed its description of the man's promise to mend his social media ways: “CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change.”
The sentence spawned the trending Twitter hashtag #CNNBlackmail and should never have been in the story, according to the Wall Street Journal's James Taranto.
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James Taranto ? @jamestaranto
A savvy editor would have cut the "CNN reserves the right..." line.
11:08 PM - 4 Jul 2017
82 82 Retweets 324 324 likes
Twitter Ads info and privacy
Thus, CNN managed to simultaneously draw accusations of going soft and issuing a threat. Basically, everyone is unhappy with the network for one reason or the other.
Online, the crowd charging CNN with blackmail is the louder of the two factions (hence the hashtag) and is pushing legitimate criticism into the genre of outrage fiction. One popular claim, advanced by Donald Trump Jr., is that the meme maker tracked down by CNN is a 15-year-old kid. That is false, according to Andrew Kaczynski, the CNN reporter who identified the man, a Reddit user who goes by HanA??holeSolo.
Another popular claim is that CNN threatened to “doxx” the man. That, too, is false. Doxxing involves publication of information such as a mailing address, phone number or email address that is designed to facilitate acts of intimidation. Simply publishing a person's name in a news report, if CNN were to do so, would not qualify as doxxing.
CNN on Wednesday issued a statement in response to criticism of its report: “CNN decided not to publish the name of the Reddit user out of concern for his safety. Any assertion that the network blackmailed or coerced him is false. The user, who is an adult male, not a 15-year-old boy, apologized and deleted his account before ever speaking with our reporter. CNN never made any deal, of any kind, with the user. In fact, CNN included its decision to withhold the user's identity in an effort to be completely transparent that there was no deal.”
Earlier, Kaczynski responded on Twitter, writing that “to say we threatened anyone is a total lie” and that the line about reserving the right to publish the meme maker's name “is being misinterpreted.”
“It was intended only to mean we made no agreement w/the man about his identity,” Kaczynski tweeted.
Whatever the intent, the ominous wording did carry an implied threat: Keep your word to clean up your act, or we will out you.
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Tracking down the user was certainly a worthwhile endeavor. As The Washington Post's Avi Selk reported Sunday, the user has displayed a history of online bigotry that should have raised a red flag at the White House before the president tweeted the wrestling clip.
[A Reddit user who wrote about stabbing Muslims is claiming credit for Trump’s CNN video]
Suppose the user had turned out to hold a leadership position in a known hate group or had been a political operative hiding behind a screen name. His identity surely would have been newsworthy under one of those scenarios.
Instead, it appears, the user is just some random dude. CNN elected to spare him public ridicule — but not the lingering possibility that his name could be published in the future.
By straddling the fence, granting clemency with conditions, the network invited criticism from both sides.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2017 01:53PM by Fox News.
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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Date: July 05, 2017 01:59PM
CNN pursued investigative reporting and then exercised restraint considering potential safety concerns of the troll. Sounds like they did a great job. Who gives a fuck if people on both sides are angered as a result.
They're not animals like Fox News or rightard trolls
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2017 02:00PM by Gerrymanderer2.
They're not animals like Fox News or rightard trolls
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2017 02:00PM by Gerrymanderer2.
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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A new low for journos
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Date: July 05, 2017 02:03PM
Theartening a 15 year old kid, really good.
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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repeating a lie
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Date: July 05, 2017 02:18PM
A new low for journos Wrote:
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> Theartening a 15 year old kid, really good.
Repeating a lie as if it was true is even better!!!
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> Theartening a 15 year old kid, really good.
Repeating a lie as if it was true is even better!!!
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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normies are new fags
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Date: July 05, 2017 02:38PM
Just goes to show that all of the shit that the libtard media writes about the 'Alt Right' and 'Russian hackers' and 'White Nationalists' being behind stuff like this and Pepe trolls is bullshit. Mostly it's just some dude from /pol/ or Reddit trolling their dumb asses. Half the time they're not even white. lol
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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jdnhc
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Date: July 06, 2017 01:23PM
it was TELEMUNDO funded by cocaine and marajuana farmers
who didn't fucking know that ?
who didn't fucking know that ?
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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Screw CommieNewsNet
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Date: July 07, 2017 11:13PM
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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Jdjaklaw
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Date: July 08, 2017 08:21AM
A new low for journos Wrote:
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> Theartening a 15 year old kid, really good.
For the record, he's a middle aged man. Once again, you fell for what the right feeds you and are borderline retarded.
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> Theartening a 15 year old kid, really good.
For the record, he's a middle aged man. Once again, you fell for what the right feeds you and are borderline retarded.
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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Gerrymanderer2
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Date: July 08, 2017 11:43AM
He knows its a lie. They're Trumptards. They are a culture of deception now. The whole fake news term was first used to define rightard propagated blatant lies. That's all the attack on CNN is. An attempt to justify all of their deception and to conceal incompetence.
Its really sheer desperation and seriously Orwellian tactics is what it is. Of course they know not what they do. They're just low class liars and cheats.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/08/2017 11:45AM by Gerrymanderer2.
Its really sheer desperation and seriously Orwellian tactics is what it is. Of course they know not what they do. They're just low class liars and cheats.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/08/2017 11:45AM by Gerrymanderer2.
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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Goatfuckerer2
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Date: July 08, 2017 12:59PM
Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> He knows its a lie. They're Trumptards. They are a
> culture of deception now. The whole fake news term
> was first used to define rightard propagated
> blatant lies. That's all the attack on CNN is. An
> attempt to justify all of their deception and to
> conceal incompetence.
>
> Its really sheer desperation and seriously
> Orwellian tactics is what it is. Of course they
> know not what they do. They're just low class
> liars and cheats.
^ LMFAO Ravi is all Triggered from never winning even once in his so called life.
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> He knows its a lie. They're Trumptards. They are a
> culture of deception now. The whole fake news term
> was first used to define rightard propagated
> blatant lies. That's all the attack on CNN is. An
> attempt to justify all of their deception and to
> conceal incompetence.
>
> Its really sheer desperation and seriously
> Orwellian tactics is what it is. Of course they
> know not what they do. They're just low class
> liars and cheats.
^ LMFAO Ravi is all Triggered from never winning even once in his so called life.
Re: How CNN managed to anger everyone by finding, then shielding the creator of that Trump wrestling meme
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nice one fox
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Date: July 08, 2017 06:23PM
Excellent story, outstanding coverage, stay safe Fox News,