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Internet Takes Smears Against Glenn Greenwald And Make It An Awesome Meme
from the #ggscandals dept
Ah, the days when you love "the internet." We already wrote about how some in the mainstream media -- including the NY Times and the NY Daily News -- had decided to pursue what were clearly smear pieces on reporter Glenn Greenwald, who broke the NSA surveillance story with leaks from Ed Snowden. The smear campaign involved digging way back into the past and dredging up a couple of completely minor things that weren't newsworthy when they happened and aren't newsworthy now. What was encouraging was reading the comments on the NYDN piece, which we won't give traffic to by linking from here, where most of the commenters condemned the paper and the reporter for the smear campaign.
However, "the internet" knows how to take something stupid and turn it into an awesome meme. Witness the #ggscandals hashtag on Twitter, in which people are coming up with a variety of fake "scandals" that involved Glenn Greenwald, highlighting just how ridiculously petty the claims being levied against Greenwald really are. The tweets are coming fast and furious. Here's just a random sample of tweets that came in on the tag over the course of less than a minute:
In one simple move, a ton of people on the internet are showing the mainstream media that is trying to smear Greenwald what they think of them -- picking up on random tiny petty issues from his past and trying to make it out like it has any news value these days. Maybe, next time, instead of digging into Greenwald's past to try to make something out of nothing, reporters from the NY Times and the NY Daily News could, maybe, look into the NSA's surveillance efforts. You know, the story they didn't break and have been slow to report on.
However, "the internet" knows how to take something stupid and turn it into an awesome meme. Witness the #ggscandals hashtag on Twitter, in which people are coming up with a variety of fake "scandals" that involved Glenn Greenwald, highlighting just how ridiculously petty the claims being levied against Greenwald really are. The tweets are coming fast and furious. Here's just a random sample of tweets that came in on the tag over the course of less than a minute:
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More evidence that "the media"
What's encouraging is to see that the pubic (at least in this instance) is not being fooled by this nonsense.
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Brain was faster than hands.
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The content of both seems remarkably similar.
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Mainstream media -- selective coverage
Now after the NSA scandal and how they've reported on it, I have lost any confidence I had.
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You still had any?
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I was unaware of this.
There seem to be contradicting claims, for example wikipedia
The Ochs-Sulzberger family trust controls roughly 88 percent of the company's class B shares. Any alteration to the dual-class structure must be ratified by six of eight directors who sit on the board of the Ochs-Sulzberger family trust. The Trust board members are Daniel H. Cohen, James M. Cohen, Lynn G. Dolnick, Susan W. Dryfoos, Michael Golden, Eric M. A. Lax, Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. and Cathy J. Sulzberger.[38]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times#Ownership
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If you want real diversity in news, either read specialized online blogs, or foreign news websites. Even if the foreign news websites are owned by some of the same giant corporations, they're at least trying to cater to a different audience and culture.
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Free markets owned by a nanny government.
The saddest part: the Bush administration started it. Even Republicans have no standing to complain.
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The Wiki article you've linked mentions Murdoch in the Dual-class shares section just below. Which is what most likely stuck in my head when I composed my sleep-addled comment.
I usually read more carefully when trying to confirm my own statements before hitting the Submit button.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post#Murdoch_ownership
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What happened, did the NSA "promise" not to do it again in exchange for a smear campaign?
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i heard glenn greenwald is SO mean...
how cruel and unusual is that...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
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Re: ownership of NYT
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A little aside.. if you're pissed at the big banks and wall street asshats, STOP USING YOUR PLASTIC... use a check or cash. Hit the fuckers where it hurts... the bottom line.
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Glenn Greenwald...
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When Glenn Greenwald was working at McDonald's in his formative years, a customer once asked him for a medium soda and Glenn gave him a large.
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Glenn Greenwald thinks The Godfather Part III is the best one.
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Jar Jar Binks is Glenn Greenwald's favorite Star Wars character. Also, Glenn insists Greedo shot first.
I could do this all day, people.
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Holy hell! We really can't trust anything he says then!
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...or did they promise not to notice the dirt their surveillance dug up on them?
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Somehow MSM wants to cry that it's losing income and isn't any longer profitable. Well when eyeballs leave because you're no longer reporting on the news people want to know about, that's what happens.
The real reasons behind why news media is in dire straits now comes out. It has more to do with not reporting on the news that is real news than anything.
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Glenn Greenwald...
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Glenn Greenwald wants to bring back the 8-track.
Glenn Greenwald steals change from the homeless.
Erm! Lying is fun I can't stop myself! Damn you TD :(
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Brightened my day.
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NYDN is getting flamed in their comments
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These people accomplished the impossible, but shear stupidity alone that is incredible.
Bad news for every American law abiding citizen, but great for all pirates in the world.
LoL
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Secret
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http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/51362794#52336039
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