{"id":1317694,"date":"2022-02-20T10:59:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T15:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1317694"},"modified":"2022-02-20T10:59:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T15:59:38","slug":"media-wages-harassment-campaign-against-freedom-convoy-donors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-wages-harassment-campaign-against-freedom-convoy-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Wages Harassment Campaign Against Freedom Convoy Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedia-wages-harassment-campaign-against-freedom-convoy-donors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1317694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238444236-scaled-e1644953617386.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Media outlets are continuing to message small-dollar donors to the Freedom Convoy whose identities were leaked to the public after a hack of crowdfunding site GiveSendGo.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Several major publications, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, ran stories earlier this week based on the leaked data analyzing the origins of Freedom Convoy funding. Both outlets published the names of Freedom Convoy donors and reported contacting small-dollar donors to investigate their contributions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Local newspapers have also begun to dig into the data and message donors as well as publish names of individuals included on the list; Delaware Online published a story Friday naming a high-level officer of the Delaware Transit Corporation whose name appeared in the leaked data.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li> <strong>Prominent media figures and politicians from across the political spectrum have<\/strong><strong> criticized the practice of publications messaging small-dollar donors, including Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who ripped into a journalist reporting on the harassment of an Ottawa business owner.<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Media outlets are continuing to message small-dollar donors to the Freedom Convoy whose identities were leaked to the public after a hack of crowdfunding site GiveSendGo.<\/p>\n<p>The personal information of roughly 90,000 donors to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/14\/freedom-convoy-mandates-covid-10-facebook-meta-twitter-gofundme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freedom Convoy<\/a>, a group of truckers and hackers protesting Canada\u2019s vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, was leaked after hackers <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/14\/givesendgo-crowdfunding-freedom-convoy-hack-ddos\/\"><u>breached<\/u><\/a> GiveSendGo late Sunday. The leaked data included names, email handles, IP addresses and zip codes, and was provided to \u201cjournalists and researchers\u201d by Distributed Denial of Secrets, an activist group hosting the information.<\/p>\n<p>Several major publications, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/16\/freedom-convoy-new-york-times-washington-post-givesendgo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ran<\/a> stories earlier this week based on the leaked data analyzing the origins of Freedom Convoy funding. Both outlets published the names of Freedom Convoy donors and reported contacting small-dollar donors to investigate their contributions.<\/p>\n<p>While The Times did not respond to the DCNF, The Post defended its reporting. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/14\/twitter-givesendgo-freedom-convoy-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Twitter Declines To Censor Tweets Reportedly Linking To Hacked Freedom Convoy Donor List)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were reporting on a matter of public interest and reached out to people listed in the data in order to confirm its authenticity,\u201d Shani George, the Post\u2019s vice president of Communications, told the DCNF in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Washington Post is contacting people whose donation info was leaked and who gave as little as 40 dollars to the truckers to ask them why they did so<\/p>\n<p>Email provided to me by a source <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbzebYyHiP\">pic.twitter.com\/qbzebYyHiP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esaagar\/status\/1494008623407800326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Intercept published <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2022\/02\/17\/richard-ciano-donation-freedom-convoy-canada-givesendgo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">two<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2022\/02\/17\/freedom-convoy-givesendgo-canada-oath-keepers-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stories<\/a> Thursday based on the data, the first examining a $100 donation reportedly made by former Canadian politician Richard Ciano. The Intercept alleged Ciano, who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robertbenzie\/status\/1493985476491067394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denied<\/a> donating to the Freedom Convoy, may have in fact made a small contribution, citing the hacked data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Intercept did not contact individual donors because we did not identify them, except where that information was newsworthy, such as in the case of Silicon Valley billionaire Thomas Siebel or prominent political operative Richard Ciano, who apparently wasn\u2019t telling the truth when he told the media that he did not donate,\u201d a spokesperson for The Intercept told the DCNF in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Local newspapers have also begun to dig into the data and message donors as well as publish names of individuals included on the list. Delaware Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/story\/news\/2022\/02\/18\/delaware-transit-heads-donation-appears-violate-state-ethics-code-freedom-convoy\/6804825001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published<\/a> a story Friday naming a high-level officer of the Delaware Transit Corporation whose name appeared in the leaked data. The publication did not respond to the DCNF\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Salt Lake Tribune political correspondent Bryan Schott, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/politics\/2022\/02\/15\/how-many-utahns-donated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> an article analyzing the leaked data to identify Utah donors by zip code, tweeted he had \u201creaching out to people from Utah who appeared on the leaked Canadian trucker donation data,\u201d characterizing the responses he received as \u201caggressive.\u201d He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/reporter-deletes-tweet-complaining-about-aggressive-responses-when-contacting-doxxed-trucker-convoy-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deleted<\/a> the tweet after receiving harsh criticism on social media. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/07\/arizona-mark-brnovich-gofundme-canada-convoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Arizona AG Demands GoFundMe Preserve Documents Related To Removal Of Freedom Convoy Fundraiser)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schott declined to comment further when reached by the DCNF, but apologized in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SchottHappens\/status\/1494438428968058880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet thread<\/a> Thursday, saying it was \u201cnot my intention\u201d to \u201ccause any grief or upset.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1\/ When I contacted Utahns whose information appeared in the GiveSendGo data, it was out of genuine curiosity. I had hoped to explore Utah\u2019s connection to a big story.<\/p>\n<p>I have not publicly disclosed any personal information from the list, nor will I.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bryan \u201c12 min. 45 sec. media availability\u201d Schott (@SchottHappens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SchottHappens\/status\/1494438428968058880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several Canadian outlets such as the Toronto Star and Global News have also published stories in which they contacted small-dollar donors and published contributors\u2019 names, the DCNF previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/16\/freedom-convoy-new-york-times-washington-post-givesendgo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent media figures and politicians from across the political spectrum have criticized&nbsp;the practice of publications messaging small-dollar donors, including Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who ripped into a journalist reporting on the harassment of an Ottawa business owner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI fail to see why any journalist felt the need to report on a shop owner making such a insignificant donation rather than to get them harassed,\u201d Omar tweeted. \u201cIt\u2019s unconscionable and journalists need to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several individuals whose names appeared in the donor lists have reported experiencing harassment and negative consequences; Tammy Giuliani, who donated $250 to the Freedom Convoy fundraiser, was forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/16\/freedom-convoy-donor-hack-givesendgo-canada-hack\/\"><u>close<\/u><\/a> her gelato store after receiving threats of violence over her donation. Marion Isabeau-Ringuette, communications director for the Ontario Solicitor General, is no longer employed in the state government after her donation to the Freedom Convoy was revealed, <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2022\/02\/15\/ontario-solicitor-general-staffer-donates-to-freedom-convoy\/\"><u>according<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;to Toronto CityNews.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post Media Wages Harassment Campaign Against Freedom Convoy Donors appeared first on The Bongino Report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1317694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}