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Hacks, Olympics, and “Boomscrolling”

2024/8/16
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Ben Smith
前《纽约时报》媒体专栏作家，现任Semafor联合创始人与编辑总监，推动在线新闻创新和透明报道。
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Christina Reynolds
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Naeem Araza
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Ben Smith和Naeem Araza讨论了2024年针对特朗普竞选活动的疑似伊朗黑客攻击事件，以及美国主要媒体选择不报道此次攻击泄露的文件内容。他们将此事件与2016年维基解密事件进行了比较，指出媒体在处理这两起事件时存在双重标准。他们认为，媒体应该关注黑客的动机，避免不加选择地发布个人信息或将零散文件视为重大新闻。 Christina Reynolds分享了她作为2016年维基解密事件受害者的经历，她对媒体在2016年处理希拉里邮件事件的方式表示不满，认为媒体过度关注邮件内容，而忽略了其他更重要的信息。她还对媒体在处理特朗普竞选活动黑客事件中的做法表示质疑，认为媒体的标准与2016年处理希拉里邮件事件的标准有所不同。她呼吁媒体对自身的行为进行反思，并提高其问责制。 Josh Spanier谈到了奥运会对谷歌营销战略的重要性，以及谷歌如何利用奥运会这一平台与客户互动。 Alli Rogers指出，媒体对澳大利亚霹雳舞运动员Ray Gunn的关注掩盖了其他优秀霹雳舞运动员的表现，这体现了媒体报道的局限性。

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The episode discusses the contrasting media coverage of the 2016 DNC hack versus the recent Trump campaign hack, exploring why the latter has not been reported in detail by major outlets like The New York Times and Politico.

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Fresh off digital detoxes, Ben and Nayeema plug back in to a moment of Olympics patriotism and to a patriotic (?) American media that is refusing to report on the substance of a foreign hacking campaign that targeted former President Trump.

This episode digs into the irony of the media’s glee at the 2016 DNC hack – and the careful treatment of the Trump campaign hack of today. Eight years ago Wikileaks dumped a trove of emails before the public, leading to revelations about Hillary Clinton’s Goldman Sachs speeches and John Podesta’s secret to a great risotto. Today, we’re not sure if any amazing recipes are part of the Trump campaign hack because The New York Times, Politico, and The Washington Post have all declined to report its contents. Ben and Nayeema explore why these two campaign hacks are receiving totally different media treatments and why people are mad at Ben for celebrating today’s editorial restraint. 

To dive deeper, they talk to Christina Reynolds, a Democratic operative, opposition researcher, and two-time victim of digital hacks. Her emails were part of both the 2014 Sony hack and the 2016 DNC hack. Finally, producer Alli stands in for Max this week, offering a breakdancing blindspot. )