Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, is the author of “Readers React Negatively to Disclosure of Poster’s Identity” in the Newspaper Research Journal published on Oct. 17.

In the article, McNealy states that negative consequences can face a news organization that “outs” an anonymous online commentator, according to a qualitative study of one incident of media “doxxing” within The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s online site, cleveland.com. Posters said privacy is a significant issue and the newspaper violated its ethical duties by revealing the identity of the anonymous poster.

McNealy was also quoted in “2017’s States Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft & Fraud” published in WalletHub on Oct. 18. In the article, she provided tips how to guard against identity theft and to be careful when sharing data.

Posted: October 23, 2017
Category: College News, Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project News
Tagged as: Jasmine McNealy, Newspaper Research Journal, WalletHub