7 episodes
Finding Cupid: The Weird World of Confessions Pages Finding Cupid
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- Society & Culture
University confessions pages are weird. Beyond the campus gossip, there is a darker side lurking beneath the anonymous posts. This investigative series will meet with victims of anonymous abuse, intelligence experts and student super fans to track down the admin of Goldsmiths’ page, Crushsmiths, to hold them accountable for alleged online bullying.
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6. End of the line
We met the admins. After a year of searching, we finally sat down with the people in charge of our university confessions page. What started out as a friendly chat quickly shifted to discussing the grim reality of anonymous posts. But how did the admins react?
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Produced by Madeleine Drury and Ana Kozlova with The Leopard
Original music by Adam Collier and Joe Atkin Reeves
Cover art by Susie Felstead
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5. I was on Naked Attraction
Tip-offs aren’t always right. An anonymous lead takes us to another victim, whose online abuse was entangled with a stalking case, threesomes and Naked Attraction. Also, a former confessions admin reveals all surrounding ethics and the challenges of running a confessions page.
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Produced by Madeleine Drury and Ana Kozlova with The Leopard
Original music by Adam Collier and Joe Atkin Reeves
Cover art by Susie Felstead
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4. When I was depressed, confessions pages helped me
Confessions pages are a strange mix of nasty comments, cries for help and booty calls. But they’ve also helped to build community on campus and have helped combat loneliness. Meet the students who defend the page after using it to find dates, bandmates and friends.
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Produced by Madeleine Drury and Ana Kozlova with The Leopard
Original music by Adam Collier and Joe Atkin Reeves
Cover art by Susie Felstead
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3. How do the investigative experts do it?
Media law is tricky. The Centre for Investigative Journalism provides us with bespoke podcast advice to navigate the murky world of media law and open source intelligence. Join us for a crash course in public interest, right of reply and online tools.
The Centre for Investigative Journalism tcij.org
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Produced by Madeleine Drury and Ana Kozlova with The Leopard
Original music by Adam Collier and Joe Atkin Reeves
Cover art by Susie Felstead
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2. Face to face with a confessions boss
When a budding journalist came face-to-face with a confessions page admin, she was wearing flip-flops. Zehra Jaffree was able to track down the admin of LSE Love - but what she found was truly bizarre. We fall down the rabbit hole with Zehra in hopes of learning from her investigation.
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Produced by Madeleine Drury and Ana Kozlova with The Leopard
Original music by Adam Collier and Joe Atkin Reeves
Cover art by Susie Felstead
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1. Meet the student who got therapy for online abuse
Former student, Beth Lowe, resorted to therapy when she received alleged anonymous abuse on her university's confessions page. In this debut episode, we will meet with a supposed victim of anonymous abuse who has a warning for us all.
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Produced by Madeleine Drury and Ana Kozlova with The Leopard
Original music by Adam Collier and Joe Atkin Reeves
Cover art by Susie Felstead
Social media run by Megan Brink