1. #THERE WILL BE BLOOD.
- Author
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Powell, Bill, Maekawa, Yusuke, Yokota, Takashi, and Schlanger, Zoe
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DOLPHIN hunting , *ANIMAL rights activists , *FISHING villages , *SOCIAL media - Abstract
The article discusses the role of social media in the global controversy over the annual dolphin hunt that takes place in the fishing village of Taiji, Japan, a tradition made widely known after the 2009 documentary "The Cove." Topics include the alleged harassment of Taiji residents by anti-whaling advocates, the campaign to stop the hunt on social media website Twitter, and the economic impact the controversy has had on Taiji.
- Published
- 2014