*Im really sorry that I am so late, but I only just realized that I had forgot to post my reflection!
Pidd, H 2010, ‘Cyberstalking: tackling the 'faceless cowards'’, Guardian 24 September, viewed 19 September 2010,
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/sep/24/ukcrime-police>.
I chose a newspaper article called “Cyberstalking: tackling the 'faceless cowards'” for my reflection. I thought this would be an interesting topic because we have continuously discussed cyberstalking in our lectures, workshops and tutorials. I found this topic appealing as it made me question if I was cyberstalking whenever I went on Facebook. Would surfing through a friend’s profile every now and then, be considered cyberstalking? The article describes cyberstalking as ‘any repetitive behaviour that makes someone else feel uncomfortable or threatened’. This can include unsolicited emailing, spamming, instant messaging or gathering of an individual’s personal information in order to harass them. It states that cyberstalking is a ‘hidden menace online’ which keeps growing and argues that although many people see it as a harmless activity, today it is recognized as a crime by the Crown Prosecution Service.
The article outlines some key issues which I think make it relevant to our Women’s Studies unit. Firstly it outlines the ways in which a person’s online and offline identity is interrelated. For example in the article Roland Reed, 42 years old youth worker is cyberstalked by an anonymous person online and is accused of paedophilia. This accusation affects his offline identity because it ruins his reputation in the real world. So we can see that online actions can affect offline actions. The article also compares cyberstalking and real life stalking which again deals with the online world and the offline world. It states that both of them are equally damaging. Secondly it is relevant because it points out that once you post information on the internet; it cannot be erased or deleted. This is what Roland Reed realizes when he tries to remove information about him from the internet. He states ‘I have discovered you can't be ex-directory on the internet’. We have constantly discussed that information posted on internet will always persist. Lastly another reason why the article is relevant is because of the argument that the increase in cyberstalking is due to ready access of personal information on social networking sites. Adults as well as teenagers provide endless information about themselves on these network publics, which enables and attracts cyberstalkers to bully them in cyberspace.
The news article was written on 24 September 2010, so I can say that the information provided is up-to-date and current. I found it online when I was surfing through the U.K based Guardian newspaper website. The Guardian newspaper is a British national daily newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. It has recently won a prestigious Association of Online Publishers award, which shows that it is a good source. Even though the online newspaper is U.K based, I can still use the information provided in Australia because cyberstalking occurs in a similar manner everywhere. It does not include a bibliography as newspapers do not contain such content, but this means that I cannot further enquire about the points that the author raises. The article has been written by Helen Pidd, who is a reporter for the Guardian. She joined the newspaper in 2004 and now works with the Home News team. She has worked with the Guardian for a long time and published many different articles, so I think that the information, she provides is credential. The author’s intention are very clear, throughout the article she argues and provides cases against cyberstalking. But she is not bias, she provides figures from the British Crime Survey as well as real life examples to prove her points. The author might be trying to attract all types of audience members, as cyberstalking is an issue which majority of the population has to deal with and understand.
I chose a newspaper article called “Cyberstalking: tackling the 'faceless cowards'” for my reflection. I thought this would be an interesting topic because we have continuously discussed cyberstalking in our lectures, workshops and tutorials. I found this topic appealing as it made me question if I was cyberstalking whenever I went on Facebook. Would surfing through a friend’s profile every now and then, be considered cyberstalking? The article describes cyberstalking as ‘any repetitive behaviour that makes someone else feel uncomfortable or threatened’. This can include unsolicited emailing, spamming, instant messaging or gathering of an individual’s personal information in order to harass them. It states that cyberstalking is a ‘hidden menace online’ which keeps growing and argues that although many people see it as a harmless activity, today it is recognized as a crime by the Crown Prosecution Service.
The article outlines some key issues which I think make it relevant to our Women’s Studies unit. Firstly it outlines the ways in which a person’s online and offline identity is interrelated. For example in the article Roland Reed, 42 years old youth worker is cyberstalked by an anonymous person online and is accused of paedophilia. This accusation affects his offline identity because it ruins his reputation in the real world. So we can see that online actions can affect offline actions. The article also compares cyberstalking and real life stalking which again deals with the online world and the offline world. It states that both of them are equally damaging. Secondly it is relevant because it points out that once you post information on the internet; it cannot be erased or deleted. This is what Roland Reed realizes when he tries to remove information about him from the internet. He states ‘I have discovered you can't be ex-directory on the internet’. We have constantly discussed that information posted on internet will always persist. Lastly another reason why the article is relevant is because of the argument that the increase in cyberstalking is due to ready access of personal information on social networking sites. Adults as well as teenagers provide endless information about themselves on these network publics, which enables and attracts cyberstalkers to bully them in cyberspace.
The news article was written on 24 September 2010, so I can say that the information provided is up-to-date and current. I found it online when I was surfing through the U.K based Guardian newspaper website. The Guardian newspaper is a British national daily newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. It has recently won a prestigious Association of Online Publishers award, which shows that it is a good source. Even though the online newspaper is U.K based, I can still use the information provided in Australia because cyberstalking occurs in a similar manner everywhere. It does not include a bibliography as newspapers do not contain such content, but this means that I cannot further enquire about the points that the author raises. The article has been written by Helen Pidd, who is a reporter for the Guardian. She joined the newspaper in 2004 and now works with the Home News team. She has worked with the Guardian for a long time and published many different articles, so I think that the information, she provides is credential. The author’s intention are very clear, throughout the article she argues and provides cases against cyberstalking. But she is not bias, she provides figures from the British Crime Survey as well as real life examples to prove her points. The author might be trying to attract all types of audience members, as cyberstalking is an issue which majority of the population has to deal with and understand.
I chose a newspaper article called “Cyberstalking: tackling the 'faceless cowards'” for my reflection. I thought this would be an interesting topic because we have continuously discussed cyberstalking in our lectures, workshops and tutorials. I found this topic appealing as it made me question if I was cyberstalking whenever I went on Facebook. Would surfing through a friend’s profile every now and then, be considered cyberstalking? The article describes cyberstalking as ‘any repetitive behaviour that makes someone else feel uncomfortable or threatened’. This can include unsolicited emailing, spamming, instant messaging or gathering of an individual’s personal information in order to harass them. It states that cyberstalking is a ‘hidden menace online’ which keeps growing and argues that although many people see it as a harmless activity, today it is recognized as a crime by the Crown Prosecution Service.
The article outlines some key issues which I think make it relevant to our Women’s Studies unit. Firstly it outlines the ways in which a person’s online and offline identity is interrelated. For example in the article Roland Reed, 42 years old youth worker is cyberstalked by an anonymous person online and is accused of paedophilia. This accusation affects his offline identity because it ruins his reputation in the real world. So we can see that online actions can affect offline actions. The article also compares cyberstalking and real life stalking which again deals with the online world and the offline world. It states that both of them are equally damaging. Secondly it is relevant because it points out that once you post information on the internet; it cannot be erased or deleted. This is what Roland Reed realizes when he tries to remove information about him from the internet. He states ‘I have discovered you can't be ex-directory on the internet’. We have constantly discussed that information posted on internet will always persist. Lastly another reason why the article is relevant is because of the argument that the increase in cyberstalking is due to ready access of personal information on social networking sites. Adults as well as teenagers provide endless information about themselves on these network publics, which enables and attracts cyberstalkers to bully them in cyberspace.
The news article was written on 24 September 2010, so I can say that the information provided is up-to-date and current. I found it online when I was surfing through the U.K based Guardian newspaper website. The Guardian newspaper is a British national daily newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. It has recently won a prestigious Association of Online Publishers award, which shows that it is a good source. Even though the online newspaper is U.K based, I can still use the information provided in Australia because cyberstalking occurs in a similar manner everywhere. It does not include a bibliography as newspapers do not contain such content, but this means that I cannot further enquire about the points that the author raises. The article has been written by Helen Pidd, who is a reporter for the Guardian. She joined the newspaper in 2004 and now works with the Home News team. She has worked with the Guardian for a long time and published many different articles, so I think that the information, she provides is credential. The author’s intention are very clear, throughout the article she argues and provides cases against cyberstalking. But she is not bias, she provides figures from the British Crime Survey as well as real life examples to prove her points. The author might be trying to attract all types of audience members, as cyberstalking is an issue which majority of the population has to deal with and understand.
The news article was written on 24 September 2010, so I can say that the information provided is up-to-date and current. I found it online when I was surfing through the U.K based Guardian newspaper website. The Guardian newspaper is a British national daily newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. It has recently won a prestigious Association of Online Publishers award, which shows that it is a good source. Even though the online newspaper is U.K based, I can still use the information provided in Australia because cyberstalking occurs in a similar manner everywhere. It does not include a bibliography as newspapers do not contain such content, but this means that I cannot further enquire about the points that the author raises. The article has been written by Helen Pidd, who is a reporter for the Guardian. She joined the newspaper in 2004 and now works with the Home News team. She has worked with the Guardian for a long time and published many different articles, so I think that the information, she provides is credential. The author’s intention are very clear, throughout the article she argues and provides cases against cyberstalking. But she is not bias, she provides figures from the British Crime Survey as well as real life examples to prove her points. The author might be trying to attract all types of audience members, as cyberstalking is an issue which majority of the population has to deal with and understand.
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