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"Campus Reform is published by the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit that has
trained conservative activists for four decades through the generous funding of
billionaire donors like the Koch family. The institute reported more than $16
million in revenue in 2018 alone. Over the last several years, Campus Reform
has targeted hundreds of college professors like Hatemi, leading to online
harassment campaigns, doxxing, threats of violence, and calls on universities
to fire their faculty. Professors featured in Campus Reform stories have felt
isolated and confused as they came under attack, often over public statements
they made but sometimes over things they said in class or even academic
research they published. Campus Reform stories have regularly been picked up by
a host of established conservative outlets, from Breitbart to Fox News,
amplifying outrage and unleashing abuse in a manner that observers of the site
note mirrors how far-right extremists attack their targets online.
“The effects of Campus Reform stories can be similar to the online harassment
often deployed by white supremacists,” said Isaac Kamola, an assistant
professor at Trinity College who studies the politics of higher education and
closely monitors the site."
Via Distinguished Professor Dave Farber.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
