Re:Fighting ‘the Gawker effect’ in the wake of Weinstein
by mc32 on Saturday October 14, 2017 @03:37PM
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I don't see the comparison. First the NYT apparently killed a story[1] which exposed Weinstein way before the Gawker case.
Two, the Gawker case was about the frivolous publishing of personal sex videos with no other redeeming value.
If you have info on a perv like Weinstein, and others in Hollywood, it's not comparable to the Gawker case in any way. You have a newsworthy story and you have lots of corroborating subjects.
It's about time the predatory and infamous "casting couch" comes to its demise and actors and actresses are evaluated on things beside their willingness to submit their bodies to the executive producers, casting directors and others.
Two, the Gawker case was about the frivolous publishing of personal sex videos with no other redeeming value.
If you have info on a perv like Weinstein, and others in Hollywood, it's not comparable to the Gawker case in any way. You have a newsworthy story and you have lots of corroborating subjects.
It's about time the predatory and infamous "casting couch" comes to its demise and actors and actresses are evaluated on things beside their willingness to submit their bodies to the executive producers, casting directors and others.
[1]https://pagesix.com/2017/10/09/new-york-times-killed-weinste...