Two very successful social media storytellers have just been released from prison (Spanish-language, English).
Last month Gilberto Martinez Vera and Maria de Jesus Bravo Pagola used Twitter and Facebook to hoax their neighbors. They built a story about a kidnapping in their community, using tweets and status updates.
They pled innocence through an absence of physical harm, while Veracruz's governor dubbed them terrorists.
We'll see if digital storytelling receives a fearsome reputation. I first suggested this in my 2011 book.
(thanks to Todd Bryant)
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