Arthur Chu
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Arthur Chu
Actually, It Is About Ethics In Journalism
Journalism — ethical journalism — has been a great force for good in the world, but it’s also been a great force for senseless, pointless intrusion in people’s lives and destruction of people’s privacy for nothing more than quick bucks off of gossip.
Suey Park And Arthur Chu: A Dialogue Between Two Hashtag Warriors
I’ve had a lot of conversations with Suey through social media that eventually led to the idea of publicly touring together to talk about our experiences and what we’ve both worked through in the past couple years. I pitched her the idea of putting one of our dialogues up for publication as a snapshot of where she and I are coming from when we talk about our time in the “hashtag wars” and how arguing with people on the Internet has changed us.
Guns Don’t Kill People And Social Media Doesn’t Kill People — Or Do They?
That’s how the Internet of 2015 works. It’s a system that hands loaded guns to everyone but where bulletproof vests are in short supply.
From One Trivia Buff To Another: ‘How Did You Know That?’
It was the trivia world that got me my first 15 minutes of fame, and though I don’t have much time to play pub quizzes anymore I still feel an obligation to give back.
Someone Already Did the Definitive Pop Culture Parody Of Joss Whedon (It Was Joss Whedon)
Joss Whedon is Topher Brink.
The Scars Of Being A Slave Master: AMC’s Humans’ New Take On I, Robot
Using the oppression of robots as a metaphor for the oppression of people is an old, old science fiction trope.
Thoughts On Johanna: Facing Forward, The Nature Of Art, And Ethics In Game Reviews
They say to never, ever read reviews of a show that you’re performing in until after the show closes, if at all, but as we theatre geeks say, that’s a rule more honored in the breach than the observance.
The Reason Why I Wasn’t Arrested
How my experience with the protests in Cleveland demonstrate racial profiling by the police.
Rest In Peace, Sir Terry Pratchett: A Guide To Escape From Escapism
One of the most divisive terms that’s been used to tar the fantasy genre is the term “escapism”; the controversy over whether fantasy is fundamentally “escapist” and, if so, whether it ought to be, goes back a long way.
Gatekeeping Trolls: Mind Your Own Business And Stop Harassing Crowdfunders
It wasn’t about scathing reviews or troll threads on fan forums–it was about finding real people and doxing them, stalking them, threatening them with violence.
Imagining Social Media Networks As Real-Life Physical Spaces To Gain A Clearer Understanding Of Online Culture
At any given point, someone will be slumped on the couch crying while other people are desperately trying to console them, while being ignored by everyone else in the house.
Other Times People Were Murdered By Terrorists, And Things That Didn’t Happen Then
I know you’re out there coming up with all kinds of objections and waiting to shout “False equivalency!” over this or that detail.