#Gamergate

There are obvious Ethical concerns when it comes to exposing someone's personal life for any reason at all, let alone to gain online fame and start a propaganda.  Until today, the reasoning behind the entire controversy has yet to be explained.  the #gamergate hashtag spiraled out of control because of speculations and hearsay.
there is also an ethical issue with gamer journalism and corporate relationships.  Journalists are supposed to adhere to the ethical value of telling the truth.  and when writing about something you don't necessarily believe in just to promote a friend's new gaming product is misleading and a journalistic disaster.  Many journalists have to please the corporate powers which causes for public mistrust.

Social justice for Zoe and Anita is indeed a social responsibility for journalists and gamers and the public.  we have to protect the opportunity and freedom for women to be involved in whatever industry they are interested in.  Propaganda against Zoe started just because she's a woman, and because she created something different.  It was proven that she had no relationship with the journalist that rated her game at the time the article was published.  but all this information was irrelevant to those wanted to attack at no cost.   they violated the value not to harm others, and in Zoe's case she was harmed in many ways.

when Comparing Jackie's article and Zoe's case, they are entirely different.  Even if one can argue that Zoe instigated the propaganda to gain fame for her new game, she certainly did not intend to invite death threats.  Jackie failed to confirm her source and the information.

When advocating for a cause that one is passionate about and truly believes in, why is anonymity a necessity.  I'd say it loud and proud, use journalism as my tool and make true ethical points to persuade people.  Hiding behind the computer isn't ethical, the youth that started the revolutions in the middle east, didn't organize it on Facebook and watched the news later on their couches.  They started something and they finished it, they ousted dictators!  The value of transparency obviously wasn't a priority for those responsible for the attacks against Zoe.

Intel's removing of their advertising from Gamasutra was ethical given the magnitude of the gamer gate campaign and the direction it was taking.  Since it became about death threats, intel had to disassociate itself from the issue.  It is a large corporation representing a multifaceted industry all over the world, the last thing they need is to be involved in a depressing sexual scandal or an ethical issue regarding journalism.