Readings on Presentation of Self Online: Case Studies

• Kaycee Nicole
  • Hafner, K. (2001). "A Beautiful Life, an Early Death, a Fraud Exposed." New York Times, May 31.
  • Senft, T. (2001) "Debating Reality: An Online Hoax is Not a Pox." New York Times, June 14.
• Megan Meier
  • Maag, C. (2007). A Hoax Turned Fatal Draws Anger but No Charges. New York Times, November 26.
  • Zetter, K. (2007). Blog Readers Out Anonymous Adults that Newspaper Refused to Identify. Wired News.
  • "I am Lori Drew" - blog post.
• Ryan Jordan
  • Cohen, N. (2007). A Contributor to Wikipedia Has His Fictional Side. New York Times, March 5.
  • Essjay Controversy. Wikipedia, retrieved 12/2/07.

Presentation of Self Online: Case Studies

We'll talk about some specific public cases having to do with identity online, and then also talk about our own experiences with online identity and authenticity.