The author reflects on their love for gossiping, equating it to the journalistic instinct for curiosity. However, they emphasize a moral distinction between private and public gossip. They mention Tattle Life, a gossip platform that faced downfall after the owner's identity was revealed following a defamation case, highlighting the risks involved in public gossip. The piece underlines the importance of discretion and the potential pitfalls of airing private matters in a public forum.
I am a terrible gossip, there are no two ways about it. I love a good yarn, and then I love the discourse fallout of the yarn.
The thing is, though, I do this in private. I do not think it's fair to be publicly airing someone else's business, or casting aspersions about someone you don't know.
Tattle Life, designed as a platform for exactly that, is no doubt on the way out. Its hitherto anonymous owner was revealed after they lost a defamation case.
After all, journalists are curious, we're professionally nosy, we can't help it.
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