Tool, or Trouble? Facial Recognition Might Be Driving Some Sources Away From the News

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By: Brian McDermott | Online Journalism Review

At first, Brittany Cantarella had no idea the man she accidentally swiped with her Chevrolet was named Lord Jesus Christ. But within two days, the minor traffic incident had gone viral. Reporters snatched the then 20-year-old's Facebook profile picture and left messages on her grandmother's answering machine. "It's the girl that hit Jesus!" a man in Stop & Shop yelled.

"I wanted to hide, I wanted to run, I wanted to go far away," Cantarella said.































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