SUBMIT OR ELSE!

Where have we heard that one before?

As small information sites on the internet capture more and more news cycles from the Main Stream Media (MSM) the MSM strike back.
Not with better reporting, or new deeply researched stories however, no...they strike back by 'exposing' these small operators to danger.
They threaten to expose these internet journalists with exposure of the home addresses, their family addresses their places of employment etc...why? So that the military arm of the left...ANTIFA (an ironically named product of the Orwellian imagination if ever there was one) are able to dox, threaten and abuse these small and largely defenseless outlets into submission or into hiding:

But, the rulers of legacy media think that they have a monopoly on truth. They believe they should decide who is a journalist and who is not. Citizen journalists are disdained by the legacy media from places like CNN, NBC, and MSNBC. Thus, the legacy media's response to the summit has been one of smears and ugly insults, even potentially dangerous doxxing. This is because the legacy media now understands that their influence over the American people is all but dead thanks to the internet. President Donald J. Trump's election, to colloquially put it, whacked the mainstream media upside the head. Now, they are taking vengeance on anybody who supports him.

MSM’s message is pretty clear: 'You’re thinking about making a pro-Trump meme? Think twice. Because CNN, DailyBeast, and Buzzfeed may plaster your face all over national media alongside descriptions like 'alt-right' etc.

To be clear, there are certain growing pains with this development -- fake viral news for instance. Some of the folks invited to the social media summit have actually promoted lies and falsehoods, but then again so have the traditional White House outlets represented by legacy media. Even in this case, internet transparency has increased the ability of the populace to call out viral fake news rather than depending on the mainstream media to admit their mistakes. Whatever the case and whatever the future holds, the legacy media is sending a clear message in order to cling to power-- if you partake in Drudge's dream, we will make your life a nightmare.  [Timothy Meads]