Extreme Mean: Trolls, Bullies and Predators Online

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I have nobody, I need someone. My name is Amanda Todd.' Not long after she wrote this online, 16-year-old Amanda Todd killed herself, a victim of hateful and nonstop cyberbullying that followed her wherever she went. When Paula Todd (no relation) saw this, she decided to put her formidable investigative and legal skills to work and uncover what is at the dark heart of a phenomenon that is unfortunately making headlines all over the world.

PAULA TODD is a Canadian award-winning investigative writer, broadcaster, and professor of journalism and digital media. Also a lawyer, she is the best-selling author of the first e-book to break news in Canada, Finding Karla- How I Tracked Down An Elusive Child Serial Killer and Discovered a Mother of Three, along with the best-selling A Quiet Courage- Inspiring Stories from All of Us. For more than two decades, Paula has worked full-time for Canada's major newspapers, magazines, and television networks as a prominent political and legal reporter, feature writer, and host of popular television programs. She is a frequent speaker, teacher of journalistic and digital ethics, sits on the Board of Canadian Journalists for Free Expressions, and chairs its Digital Issues advisory committee. Visit www.extrememean.com.

"An essential eye-opening investigation of internet use, misuse, and abuse.... Investigative research with profound social, legal, and philosophical implications. Overwhelmingly persuasive. A book every parent--or anyone online--must read."--Hilary Weston Prize jury citation