Dealing with trolling, pre-internet edition
In 1976, Libby Purves became the first-ever female presenter on Radio 4’s Today programme. It being mostly a pre-internet world, the trolling abuse she received came in letter form.
Here’s how she handled it:
When @lib_thinks was the first woman presenter of Today, she had a brilliant way of dealing with trolls: pic.twitter.com/1eINlvacNz
— Kat Brown (@katbrown) July 30, 2013
A good example of why feeding the trolls is sometimes the right call.
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