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PublicExposure 3 - 20 Jan 2012 - Main.RonMazor
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The Yeshiva University Beacon Scandal and Facebook-Linked Commentary | | | What absolutely shocked me, however, was how many of these opinions were being posted by people under their real names and identities. For instance, heading to the original source, it turns out that The Beacon's commentary section is tied into Facebook accounts. Reading through the commentary, it's quickly apparent that posts are just as flippant as you might expect from a more typical, anonymous internet forum. | |
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< | For instance, I've never met either Brewster Perry or Alex Schindler, but I now know that, in addition to being imaginary cuckolds of the girl in the story, one of them attended York University and the other is employed as an editor at Tebah Educational Services. I, and anyone else who navigated to The Beacon via The New York Times, have a front row seat to disagreements between Pesach Barel and Daniel Rogoff, Adam Rosenberg and Mordecai Segall, and Lisa Beth Klien and Gideon Glass. I can put a face to the indignation expressed by Tamar Berger (student at Stern College) or Yitzchok Pink (job: IT Consultant for The Berman Group) without even being logged into a Facebook account. | >
> | For instance, I've never met either Brewster Perry or Alex Schindler, but I now know that, in addition to being imaginary jilted lovers of the girl in the story, one of them attended York University and the other is employed as an editor at Tebah Educational Services. I, and anyone else who navigated to The Beacon via The New York Times, have a front row seat to disagreements between Pesach Barel and Daniel Rogoff, Adam Rosenberg and Mordecai Segall, and Lisa Beth Klien and Gideon Glass. I can put a face to the indignation expressed by Tamar Berger (student at Stern College) or Yitzchok Pink (job: IT Consultant for The Berman Group) without even being logged into a Facebook account. | | | And of course, because every poster is attached to their Facebook profile, logging in opens up a whole new host of possibilities. Employment histories and educational backgrounds are happily volunteered by people with whom I have no mutual friends. Open walls and photo albums let me know where people went for vacation last month, and I can vouch for the fact that How I Met Your Mother is a popular tv show among people who are inclined to post on The Beacon. Additionally, if I wanted to personally contact any of these individuals, all it takes is a click of the mouse. |
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