I don't have a problem with Lisa Ling showing up to do a piece on the fandom. Whether she does a good piece or not is a risk that the Con decided to take. The individuals who attended will be protected to some degree by CNN's requirements (i.e. the face blurring). If the CNN piece ends up being bad, this con will be severely damaged and possibly ruined. If they wanted that risk then its on them. However, if her piece is very positive and uplifting, then it could have a very positive impact on our entire community. The fact that she ended up being at a con that was focused on "family friendly" is also probably a good thing. I absolutely LOVE going to the cons, but some people do get out of control at the NSFW friendly cons and even though they represent such a tiny portion of our community, they tend to get blown up out of proportion when captured on camera.
I don't have a problem with Lisa Ling showing up to do a piece on the fandom. Whether she does a good piece or not is a risk that the Con decided to take. The individuals who attended will be protected to some degree by CNN's requirements (i.e. the face blurring). If the CNN piece ends up being bad, this con will be severely damaged and possibly ruined. If they wanted that risk then its on them. However, if her piece is very positive and uplifting, then it could have a very positive impact on our entire community. The fact that she ended up being at a con that was focused on "family friendly" is also probably a good thing. I absolutely LOVE going to the cons, but some people do get out of control at the NSFW friendly cons and even though they represent such a tiny portion of our community, they tend to get blown up out of proportion when captured on camera.