Here’s the livestream link for SPJ AirPlay. I’ll be updating this post as the day goes along.
Audio kinda sucked at the start. They fixed that, but it’s still out of sync. The main focus this morning has been on Gawker and Kotaku, with an explanation of how the Internet works at the start. Yes, that really happened. Then they went on to talk about Gawker Media, and everyone shared a laugh when Lynn Walsh was asked if they were ethical. Koretzky talked about the shitpiece BuzzFeed wrote on the event before it took place, and lamented about it being labeled a news piece even though it was clearly opinion.
Other notes: Derek Smart looked like he stepped out of Miami Vice. Lynn Walsh is fine as fuck. Kotaku continues to be haunted by their reporting on Brad Wardell. Let’s go to the tweets. The second panel is starting up right now. Koretzky announced at the outset of the second session that a bomb threat had been called in. I guess some people really don’t want us to be heard. Not surpirsing, after what we saw in #GGinDC.
Now, let’s go to the tweets:
"For those of you in the room, I've been notified there's been a bomb threat? Surprise, surprise." – @koretzky #SPJAirplay
— SPJ_AirPlay (@SPJ_AirPlay) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/GameDiviner/status/632583320606494721
Really? After @Gawker got laughed at? The salt is strong in this one. #GamerGate #SPJAirplay pic.twitter.com/5JQuJGGASN
— Ben Miri (@BenBenMiri) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/MSamenfink/status/632578783711764480
You ain't really made it until Tumblr calls you a rapist.#SPJAirplay #GamerGate
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/632576734085296128
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/632576026514591744
#SPJAirplay You laugh at Gawker and Kotaku now, But if #GamerGate Didn't happen, people would still keep treating them as LEGIT.
— EVE (@EveilCharm) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Nero/status/632569544863821824
"These people are unhinged." Derek Smart on gamers lol #GamerGate #SPJAirplay
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) August 15, 2015
Trending in the United States…#SPJAirplay #GamerGate pic.twitter.com/8fuFPYvXoE
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) August 15, 2015
Wonderful speech by @GameDiviner #SPJAirplay #GamerGate pic.twitter.com/zMQr4CUXsX
— drawfriend (@justsomdrawfren) August 15, 2015
Today's champion is @GameDiviner #SPJAirplay pic.twitter.com/qG14s9cY6z
— Oliver Campbell (@oliverbcampbell) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/whenindoubtdo/status/632563095148212225
https://twitter.com/BrokeTilIGetRch/status/632561824177762304
https://twitter.com/tgheretford/status/632560877040992257
https://twitter.com/KayesPlays/status/632560321740148736
https://twitter.com/Nero/status/632560792936796165
https://twitter.com/I_AM_IRON_VAN/status/632559425052672000
#SPJAirplay #GamerGate pic.twitter.com/O1ZbUS78yU
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) August 15, 2015
I’m going to go back to watching the second half. Based Mom is killing it now, reminding the viewers of how GamerGate reached out to her after husband died. Awesome monologue from her just now. Milo had just done a stellar piece himself. Cathy Young is taking over now. I know she’s gonna go hard. I’ll be back soon.
The second half was going pretty well, except for Koretzky cotinuously interrupting the panelists, and asking loaded questions. Then, as we were coming up on 2:40 PM EST, the entire building had to be evacuated. Here’s the reports from Twitter:
"You said you speak for everyone in GG." – @koretzky
"I never said that. Is this how you do reporting?" – @Nero #GamerGate #SPJAirplay
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Nero/status/632622358730264576
REPORTS: EVACUATION OF #SPJAirplay
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Sargon_of_Akkad/status/632621731102986241
https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/632618806234345472
When you have an entire building's worth of tech geeks & journos in the street, you can bet the story's going out #SPJAirplay
— SPJ_AirPlay (@SPJ_AirPlay) August 15, 2015
A woman just walked into the building and said "we have to evacuate the building right now." #SPJAiplay
— SPJ_AirPlay (@SPJ_AirPlay) August 15, 2015
Evacuating….. #SPJAiplay pic.twitter.com/x6n73gb7kF
— SPJ_AirPlay (@SPJ_AirPlay) August 15, 2015
One sole cop pleads "I have to empty this entire building by myself. Please." Leads people to parking lot.#SPJAiplay
— SPJ_AirPlay (@SPJ_AirPlay) August 15, 2015
Apparently second bomb threat went straight to police, so evacuation is forced. #SPJAirplay
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) August 15, 2015
Evacuated at Koubek center in #Miami after bomb threats during #SPJAirPlay event talking #… http://t.co/RSjzvS7N4z pic.twitter.com/dPHh8clTux
— Lynn Walsh (@lwalsh) August 15, 2015
I’ll keep updating this post as more information comes in.
#1 United States, also trending Worldwide, #GamerGate #SPJAirplay pic.twitter.com/h2gPM9mh1Y
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) August 15, 2015
.@Gamediviner has just explained what's going on with #gamergate at spjairplay. I was totally wrong. Lesson learned.
— Michael Van Sickler (@mikevansickler) August 15, 2015
#SPJAirplay #GamerGate pic.twitter.com/WWpfoAxCJP
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) August 15, 2015
More from Master Milo:
I just came off stage at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Airplay conference in Miami, Florida where we were discussing the failure of the press to report on #GamerGate fairly. Multiple bomb threats were called in to stop this event about ethics in journalism from proceeding.
Here are my prepared remarks, only some of which I managed to get to on stage.
(http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/08/15/what-i-meant-to-say-before-that-bomb-threat/)
We've been signaled the all clear 💣 #SPJAirplay
— SPJ_AirPlay (@SPJ_AirPlay) August 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Nero/status/632689020347252736
https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/632635228541054980
From HotAir’s excellent report:
As this back and forth intensified, with Yiannopoulos and Young tag teaming Koretzky, it seemed the whole thing was headed straight off the rails. Fortunately, Milo was able to redirect things by turning the question back on the journalists, asking them how they would want or need gamers to approach them. That led to a discussion of the problems with anonymous sources, and right about as Walsh was wondering what would actually be worth covering about #GamerGate, the answer provided itself because the entire facility had to be evacuated due to bomb threats.
Apparently several calls had been made to the Miami PD and Miami Herald indicating that a bomb would go off at 2:45 PM, and though apprised that this has happened before to #GamerGate, the authorities weren’t taking any chances. They sent everyone back a couple blocks and cleared the entire neighborhood surrounding the venue.
Stuck standing outside in the 96 degree Miami heat, suddenly the journalists present were extremely interested in what #GamerGate had to say, and many of them were seen giving interviews there on the street. After about an hour, the attendees who remained decided to finish their discussion outside, which was recorded and will hopefully be posted later.