series of article summaries

The following is a series of article summaries covering SXSW's removal of the so-called #GamerGate & anti-#GamerGate panels.

Source: https://archive.is/OwRKO

17 ARTICLES SO FAR, WITH ALL ARCHIVES WORKING

https://archive.is/Wtpxb - Bleedingcool.com
https://archive.is/l8vpD - Polygon
https://archive.is/zX39U - Fusion.
https://archive.is/GXYap - Austin360
https://archive.is/oPhzJ - The Verge
https://archive.is/iQg6P - Jezebel
https://archive.is/R5kPl - Outhousers
https://archive.is/5wR5Y - nytimes.com
https://archive.is/JLsE2 - arstechnica
https://archive.is/LQMGq - Mashable
https://archive.is/bjRO3 - slate.com
https://archive.is/e1xwK - kotaku
https://archive.is/THkXN - engaget
https://archive.is/CsPAb - recode
https://archive.is/9UWNO - motherboard
https://archive.is/QYNkB - gamespot
https://archive.is/cKcLx - keyetv.com

TL;DR

Bleeding Cool
>This was even more ironic in the face of the news that SXSW had already approved a Gamergate-related panel, without having to go through any pesky vote. Motherboard reported,
Talks about "level up", use Motherboard as a source, "savepoint" appears as a quote from another writter.

Polygon
>Following threats of violence, SXSW Interactive has canceled two panels related to the gaming community scheduled for the 2016 conference.
Talks about "level up" and "savepoint"

Fusion
>Gamergate, apparently, is officially too toxic to touch.
>While the first panel planned to tackle the widespread harassment that has existed in the gaming community after the emergence of Gamergate, the second included speakers who had been involved in the pro-Gamergate movement, which was widely viewed as a harassment campaign against women.
>one prospective speaker on another panel who said she had been harassed by Gamergate wrote to SWSW’s organizers.
"SWSW"… congrats, this well-researched article gets a Sarkeesian-Seal-of-approval. Note: reference Motherboard.

Austin360
>A year ago, when the first big batch of panels were announced for South by Southwest Interactive 2015, I wondered on Twitter why there weren’t any related to a huge controversy at that time in gaming, “GamerGate.”
Very good question indeed. Writer emails Harper for info, write half of the article with her interview (five paragraphs starting with either "Harper said" or "Harper says"). Reference Motherboard, with extra Brianna Wu on the side.

The Verge
>Harper tweeted that the organizers of SXSW had canceled a panel called "Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games," (…) The reason? It was drawing too many threats.
>But Harper has also been a longtime target of Gamergate, in part because of her work on the Good Game Auto Blocker
Do you research: "ggautoblocker" was described as "GooberGabber auto blocker for twitter" ( https://archive.is/78K3G ). "Good Game"… Good Grief! Quote Motherboard, push the whole "women are victim" by coming back to Sarkeesian shooting threats, "tech is dangerous", blame internet. But at least does acknowledge the SPJ bomb threat (ignores the one in Miami).

Jezebel
>“Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games” has been canceled (…) due to “numerous threats of violence.”
>A panel featuring pro-Gamergate speakers has also disappeared from the schedule.
>who appeared at a previous Gamergate gathering which organizers claimed had to be cancelled midway through the event due to bomb threats.
GamerGate is evil liars, bomb threat doesn't count, only level up received threats of violence, blah blah blah. Quotes Motherboard.

The Outhousers
>Harassment Leads SXSW to Cancel "Overcoming Harassment in Games" Panel
>Sounds like a positive idea, right? Well, not if you yourself are a harasser - excuse me, I mean proponent of ethics in game journalism
>When you're finished detaching your face from your palm, consider letting SXSW know that this kind of response actually indicates an even greater need for such a panel, not a reason to cancel it. And don't read the comments.
Don't worry, I won't.

Bits
>director of SXSW Interactive, said that the event organizers made the decision to cancel the two sessions after receiving “numerous threats of on-site violence related to this programming” in the week since the panels were announced.
Mentions Sarkeesian… because "why not" essentially.

ArsTechnica
>After receiving threats, SXSW cancels panel about online harassment
>(SXSW also cancels "Savepoint" panel about "integrity of gaming's journalists.")
>SXSW Interactive appeared prepared to host a panel about the hot-button topic of online harassment and abuse, but that plan changed on Monday when a festival director officially announced that the panel, along with another tangentially related panel, had been canceled due to allegations of "numerous threats of on-site violence."

Mashable
>Threats of violence prompted the cancellation of two gaming-focused panel discussions
>While the two panels appear on the surface to cover similar ground, they actually fall on opposite ends of the political spectrum
>The "SavePoint" speakers have all been connected to the "GamerGate" hate group (as defined by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence) at some point or another, and the panel had been painted in the media as a "pro-GamerGate" talk.
>Meanwhile, the "Level Up" participants have all spoken out against the activities of GamerGate
>Neither the nature of the threats nor their target — or targets, as the case may be — is clear at present.
Links to austin360.

Slate
>SXSW Panels on Gamergate and Harassment Cancelled Due to Harassment, Threats of Violence
>Some conflicts are so intractable, some relationships so toxic, that proximity and conflict resolution are impossible. Such is the state (still) of Gamergate apparently and its particular toxic brand of online harassment, particularly of women.
>For a quick refresher course on Gamergate, Slate’s David Auerbach wrote this manifesto on “How to End Gamergate” last year.
Fuck off. Seriously.

Kotaku
>Two gaming-related panels for the upcoming South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas have been unexpectedly cancelled because of “numerous threats of on-site violence.”
>Panelists from both sessions have expressed disappointment over the news, and are apparently reaching out to SXSW to see if it’s possible to change things.
Holy shit. I'm impressed. In a good way.

Engadget
>SXSW cancels online harassment panel, because of harassment
>The problem is that the internet mob mentality is running wild here and the direct result is voices being silenced, making any sort of discussion that much more difficult.
Total lack of self-awareness, congrats. Links to Jezebel, "gamergate is evil", throw Sarkeesian in the mix for whatever reason.

ReCode
>SXSW Interactive Cancels Two Panels on Harassment in Gaming, Citing Threats
>The online hate mob of Gamergate is good at two things: Sending horrible threats to women online, and forcing people to shut down events featuring people critical of Gamergate.
>“SavePoint,” which featured Gamergate allies Mercedes Carrera and Nick Robalik, was ostensibly going to discuss ethics in gaming journalism, but would have likely become a venue for people to pooh-pooh feminists and advocates for victims of online harassment.
>Harper also said that since the cancellation of Sarkeesian’s event last October, there’s been “zero progress” on how event organizers handle violent threats related to Gamergate and other online harassment.
Look at that? Biased journalists? That's nonsense. Anyway: links Gawker, recap gamergate (evil, of course), throws sarkeesian harassment in, muh narrative. You. Are. The. Worst.

Motherboard
>Loaded pile of shit
It's not an actual quote, but it's representative of the article.

GameSpot
>SXSW Interactive cancels two events as a result of threats from an unspecified source.
Perfect.

KeyeTv
>SXSW Interactive cancels two panels over threats
Copy of Hugh Forrest's statement. Nothing more, nothing less.