How Gossip Works
On the Media | Oct 13, 2017
In the week since the New York Times released its report revealing decades of sexual harassment accusations towards Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein, the allegations towards the former studio boss have only increased and intensified. However, long before this week's flood of public revelations, Weinstein's alleged abuses were well known to those who frequented gossip blogs. Brooke talks to Buzzfeed Senior Culture Writer Anne Helen Petersen about the essential role of gossip and whisper networks in protecting the vulnerable and spreading news that threaten the powerful.
