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Reason.com reports on a debate between journalist Michael Tracey and professor Marcella Szablewicz over the resolution that the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a case of moral panic. Tracey, taking the affirmative, argues that the narrative around Epstein is driven by mythology and hysteria. Szablewicz, taking the negative, counters that the scandal does not fit the definition of a moral panic. The debate was moderated by Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein at an event hosted by Reason.
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Moderator: Gene Epstein, Director of the Soho Forum
Affirmative: Michael Tracey Independent journalist, political commentator, and media critic Tracey is known for his skepticism of the Epstein narrative and what he describes as the surrounding "mythology" and hysteria.
Negative: Marcella Szablewicz Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Pace University's Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Szablewicz's research focuses on digital media and media moral panics.
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Debate: Is the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal a Moral Panic?