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A New York City woman lost her cell phone in the back of a taxi cab. Sasha Gomez, 16, of Queens, ended
up with the phone. She decided to keep it and use it. She did not realize the consequences. She was
humiliated, harassed, and arrested. And she became the subject of a public shaming ritual only possible
by today’s media in today’s culture.
The phone was an expensive model, a T-Mobile Sidekick that sold for $350. Sasha began using the phone
to take photographs and send instant messages to friends and family. The woman who lost the phone
thought she would never see the phone again. She bought another Sidekick, logged onto her account and
found that the old phone was being used. She saw photographs and messages by Sasha. The woman
wanted her old phone back. She had a media-savvy friend, Evan Guttman. Evan was able to track down
Sasha by her instant messages. He contacted Sasha and asked her to return the phone to his friend.
“Basically, she told me to get lost,” Evan later told The New York Times
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1st Edition
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Understanding Media and Cultur
Communication
English
2000
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