Listing names of gun owners vs journalists & why it matters

[ProgressiveProfessor]

55. Been watching this with considerable interest...

To me this is just another example of media excess, not a gun issue. It is also an example of people power.

To be clear, I have no respect for the media or people who are in it. IMO journalism is not a profession, those participating in it are not professionals. The media has built a false claim that they operate on a higher plane, which is clearly nonsense.

Here we have a case where a paper publish what many people consider private information. Even other media types agree. They are now experiencing a backlash. Cancellations, advertiser boycotts, and direct action against their staff. All tactics we have seen used elsewhere in other social conflicts. They are having an impact. That a backlash would occur should not have surprised them. Other media outlets have done this and there was this kind of action. To somehow expect it would not happen to them was madness, and the company and all of the employees are paying the price.

The most interesting part of this is the crowd sourcing aspects. The original data publish by the blogger is being supplemented by others who feel the paper crossed the line. Its not one blogger on a crusade, its a growing group. All sorts of data is coming to the fore and it continues. At this point Facebook pages and other social media is being turned off, email addresses, and voice mail are overflowing.

The media transgressed in the eyes of many, and since there is no legal redress available, they are feeling it where they live using their own tactics of publishing public information.

Hoist on their own petard they are...with help from the geeks.