www.boards.ie means some journalists never need leave their house

moonpurple

Women in fear over YouTube city stalker

A TWISTED stalker has been filming women around the capital and then posting footage on the internet.

YouTube has now been forced to close the account of one dodgy user following the alert.

The unknown culprit was filming the women from behind on places such as Grafton Street.

The camera generally focused on the unsuspecting women's behinds, but on occasion it caught their face, leaving them identifiable.

Video website operator YouTube has now removed the footage, but the case has raised concerns for women.

Woman's Aid director Margaret Martin said it was a "very worrying development".

She said that aid group has been made aware "of this disturbing practice where women are being filmed, unbeknownst to them, and sexually objectified online".

There were 14 videos in all ranging in length from just 17 seconds long to four minutes and 27 seconds.

They were all given distasteful titles and were for a time openly viewable by any internet user. In most cases, it appeared that the women were being followed from a close distance but were totally unaware that somebody was filming them.

A spokesperson for YouTube said that it had moved quickly to remove the offending videos.

"Sadly, as with any form of communication, there is a tiny minority of people who try to break the rules," said the spokesperson.


Clips

In one of the longer clips, the secret voyeur follows a young woman for the entire length of Dublin's busiest shopping street.

Initially the footage shows her from behind but the camera also moves in front showing her face.

The anonymous web poster also films a young woman as she is sitting in Connolly Station.

Another clip showed a young mother in a supermarket with her child.

However gardai say that they would have to carry out a full investigation before taking any action.

hnews@herald.ie

- Kevin Doyle

Xavi6

'Journalist in using available source shocker'

You're right OP, this shit writes itself. Didn't even have to leave the room.

L.Jenkins

If Journos never left home and just used boards, We could all see some pretty interesting articles appear in the local rags. Any ideas for the next boards generated news article? :P

GizAGoOfYerGee

I got no credit for my scoop. :mad:

Fizman

I like bottoms.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

I got no credit for my scoop. :mad:

With a name like that, I'm not surprised (although you make have been mentioned as "a close source to the Heald")

Max Power1

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

If Journos never left home and just used boards, We could all see some pretty interesting articles appear in the local rags. Any ideas for the next boards generated news article? :P

facekicker becomes national celebrity

Terry

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

I got no credit for my scoop. :mad:

There it is in the form of a thanks.

L.Jenkins

Im sure Pighead on speaking in the third person would be right up or even feeky and his sexual exploits with the older woman.

GizAGoOfYerGee

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

With a name like that, I'm not surprised (although you make have been mentioned as "a close source to the Heald")

This coming from Ikky Poo!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

This coming from Ikky Poo!

As in Cutsie Poo (don't go turning this into something sisnister!!) and I didn't start and threads about questionable practices!

Sergeant

There is one journalist who writes on a Saturday for one of the broadsheets and boards.ie is his favourite haunt for hysterical stories and opinionated quotes.

RasTa

Would it be possible to start fake threads in order to see if they get published in the rags? Even the Guardian is turning into a rag.

GizAGoOfYerGee

They´re welcome to my story anyway. It was a load of sensationalist shíte, just like their own articles.

kfallon

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

I got no credit for my scoop. :mad:

And you got your videos removed from YouTube, been a bad week for you

Terry

RasTa wrote: »

Would it be possible to start fake threads in order to see if they get published in the rags? Even the Guardian is turning into a rag.

Nah. It would never work.
Journalists are too savvy.

Smyth

I hope he shot in 1080p

Biggins

Terry wrote: »

Nah. It would never work.
Journalists are too savvy.

...unless they work for the Fox news network - but thats a whole different fantasy news game!

Terry

Biggins wrote: »

...unless they work for the Fox news network - but thats a whole different fantasy news game!

Good ol' Fox news and their terrorism linked co-owner, who we wouldn't know was linked to terrorism had they not told us.

Sanjuro

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

I got no credit for my scoop. :mad:

The good folk of boards are all thanking you. That should be more of an honour than any pulitzer you could get for breaking the story.

SEPT 23 1989

I have a scoop involving a top politician ,a toilet brush and a polish house cleaner if anyone from the herald wants to PM me

bleg

I'm never buying the herald again until gizagoofyourgee gets credit!!!!!!

The Highwayman

Biggins wrote: »

...unless they work for the Fox news network - but thats a whole different fantasy news game!

LOL yeah, 'fair and balanced spin free zone'

Man I watch it at night open mouth at the crap they spew

Blobby George

Sergeant wrote: »

There is one journalist who writes on a Saturday for one of the broadsheets and boards.ie is his favourite haunt for hysterical stories and opinionated quotes.

JOS?