Comment by mijoharas
6 years ago
I think that's a very good point. If that reporter takes the story to their editor, what's it going to sound like?
R: So, this article is about a blog and the person that writes it...
E: Ok, cool, why can't I find the blog?
R: Err... it doesn't exist anymore
E: Why not?
R: Because I doxx the author in this article.
If you were an editor, would you publish that? The subject of the story no longer exists, so the story is less interesting, _and_ you come off looking like an asshole.
I think any reasonable editor, would either not publish the story, or not publish the name. Seems like a great move to me.
I just reread my point and think it only makes sense in the context of a positive article. If it's a hit piece, it probably works against him.
There is a third possibility, a negative and factual article.
Granted and noted, I could have been more neutral than referring to a negative article as a hit piece, which as you point out implies that it misrepresents facts.