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Title:
Trial by internet / Avery Elizabeth Hurt, book editor.
Author:
Hurt, Avery Elizabeth, editor.
Publication Information:
New York : Greenhaven Publishing, [2017]
Call Number:
P96.C74 T75 2018
ISBN:
9781534500679

9781534500693
Series:
At issue
Physical Description:
135 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Trial by facebook : a dangerous trend / Craig Charles Haley -- Trial by social media is the new form of people's court / Araceli Cruz -- Internet lynch mobs go after accused woman?and her defenders / Douglas Preston -- The media's court of public opinion finds casey anthony guilty as charged / Keith Long -- Improper internet use by jurors can be contempt of court / Dominic Greive -- Witch hunts and the presumption of innocence : The Web site Crime Talk -- Online, you are guilty even after being proven innocent / Sarah Downey -- As a form of trial by internet, cyberbullying can do serious harm / Hailey Ellis -- Cyberbullying is worse than bullying / Gideon Lasco -- Six disturbing cyberbullying cases that turned into suicide stories / Anonymous -- Official punishment lasts a few years : unofficially it may never end / Alison McCook -- Online complaint sites can ruin people's lives / CiviliNation -- Online vigilantism may increase wrongful convictions / Simon Chandler -- Social media is ruining politics / Nicholas Carr -- Fake election news stories outperformed real news on facebook / Craig Silverman -- Americans have been worried about internet?s influence on politics for several years / Aaron Smith -- Fake news and false rumors can sway an election / Yochi Dreazen -- You may be living in an information echo chamber / Jayson DeMers -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Reading Level:
Grade 9 to 12.
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