Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Gawker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gawker. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Rob Ford Crack Video: Gawker Says Alleged Footage May Be ‘Gone'

John Cook, the Gawker editor who first broke the news of an alleged cellphone video showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine, says the purported video may now be gone.

In an article posted to the U.S. website on Tuesday afternoon, Cook claims the owner of the alleged footage reached out to an intermediary on Friday.

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