After a discussion with Helen about the state of our project, and specifically about the "Dog Story" we wanted to run, it was suggested that we find another story instead, as the dog story contrasted too much with the U2 story we had already developed and begun filming. Also this dog story didn't fit in with our technology branding too much, and as a result the best decision was the scarp the idea and find something else to report on.
After some research, we became aware of a story that was currently developing in the media involving the McCann's. (Story Here)
The story basically involves a woman called Brenda Leyland who reportedly bombarded the McCann family with accusations about their daughter Madeline's disappearance via Twitter, and had recently been found dead in her hotel room. Although the actual content of this story didn't really spur any ideas, it did generate a discussion in terms of what an "internet troll" actually was, and that in turn gave us the idea to possibly run a story on internet trolling.
The reasoning behind this was mainly because of the technology branding out news network has been given, and the fact this relates nicely with a troll story, as technology is the main tool of choice for internet trolls to do what they do.
Internet Troll Definition HERE.
We knew we couldn't simply run a story on what an internet troll was, as many people are aware what they are already, and we would be limited with what content we could provide in terms of interviews and case studies that would be inserted into our report. As a result, we decided to investigate further into trolling, and find out if there was any current developments on the subject besides the McCann story.
As it goes, we actually did discover something.
In this article HERE, it is discussed that internet trolls may face up to 2 years imprisonment based on new laws that are being brought in. This is a topic that could be discussed through a package piece, and is something we are very interested in running on our news network.
We are currently in the process of collecting potential case studies, and scripting the package segment, but in the meantime we have been uploading any information on this story we come across to a group google drive document, seen here:
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