I first heard of Lindy West when she did a segment for This American Life where she confronted a troll who had been so hateful as to create a fake account with her recently deceased father’s information just to hurl abuse at her.  She wrote about how much it hurt and the troll actually apologized and took down the site.  Later he was willing to be interviewed by her and talk about his motivations.  It’s an extraordinary moment in journalism. I follow her on twitter […]