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April 20, 2012 12:00 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/OayzoVs-F8s/how-the-press-is-distorting-th.html
How the press is distorting the Breivik trial to make video games central to the narrative
On Rock, Paper, Shotgun, John Walker tears into the mainstream press's treatment of mass-murderer Anders Breivik's video-game habits. Breivik's gaming has been prominently mentioned in press accounts, and the Norwegian prosecutor also called attention to it. Breivik himself described his World of Warcraft sessions as a "martyrdom gift," a "sabbatical year," and stated that he [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/OayzoVs-F8s/how-the-press-is-distorting-th.html
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