#Gamergate leads to death threats against women

Season 2014

Hari Sreenivasan talks to one of the targets of the harassment, Brianna Wu.

Members of the gaming community launched a campaign in August called Gamergate as a response to allegations of unethical journalism. But it has grown to include outright threats against women who work in or critique the industry. Hari Sreenivasan talks to one of the targets of the harassment, Brianna Wu of Giant Spacekat.

AIR DATE 10/16/14

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