Cyberbullying of a different kind
One of the great things about the internet is that it gives everyone a voice. The problem is when that “voice” is used by droves of disrespectful teenagers who bully and attack an adult; in this case, an adult TV reporter that did a story on a liquor store well-known for selling to teens, thereby exposing a pipeline and outlet for underage drinking.
PC Pandora monitoring software will let you know if your child is bullying another adult online… it’ll also let you know if your teenager is drinking…
February 15, 2012
WUSA reporter Andrea McCarren balks after backlash over teen drinking stories
By Paul Farhi, Washington Post
At first, the comments from viewers were just nasty. No problem. Andrea McCarren, a veteran TV reporter, could handle that.
But then the response to McCarren’s reports about underage drinking on WUSA (Channel 9) took a darker, more threatening turn. Specifically, her two teenage children were harassed at school by peers and on Facebook by “friends.”
The volume and intensity of the backlash became so overwhelming last week that Mc¬Carren and WUSA decided on an extraordinary step: She would pull herself off the air and hand her latest teen-drinking story to her colleague, anchor Derek McGinty, to present her work Tuesday night.
“My kids were targeted,” Mc¬Carren said. “That’s where I drew the line.” Read more ›