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WARNING: This episode's audio quality is exceptionally, exceptionally bad. Special thanks to Will Kraus for cleaning it up. In future episodes, I’ll be using a better mic.
Is a journalist who reports on virtual events that happen in a virtual world still a journalist? If you choose to present yourself as a rabbit online, does that say anything meaningful about who you really are? I spoke with Peter Ludlow, founder of The Alphaville Herald about living your life—fully online.
Referenced articles:
Raking muck in "The Sims Online" by Farhad Manjoo (Salon, 2003)
Evangeline: Interview with a Child cyber-Prostitute in TSO by Peter Ludlow (2003)
A Real-Life Debate On Free Expression In a Cyberspace City by Amy Harmon (2004)
Raking Muck in the Metaverse