iDosing is the made up internet craze where teenagers download digital drugs in the form of MP3 sound files and get high. Or something. I’m not making it up – the Sun and the Mail have reported it. Google News shows a time stamp of an hour earlier for The Mail’s story.
Now, if you want to understand how journalism works, compare and contrast …
Videos on YouTube
The Mail
Videos posted on YouTube show a young girl freaking out and leaping up in fear, a teenager shaking violently and a young boy in extreme distress.
The Sun
Videos posted on YouTube show a young girl freaking out, a teenager shaking violently and a young boy in extreme distress as they listen to the sounds.
Flocking kids
The Mail
But there has been such alarm in the U.S. that the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs has issued a warning to children not to do it.
‘Kids are going to flock to these sites just to see what it is about and it can lead them to other places, spokesman Mark Woodward said.
The Sun
There has been such alarm in the US that the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs has issued a warning to children not to do it.
Spokesman Mark Woodward said: “Kids are going to flock to these sites just to see what it is about and it can lead them to other places.”
News9.com from a few days ago
“Kids are going to flock to these sites just to see what it is about and it can lead them to other places,” said OBNDD spokesperson Mark Woodward.
A willingness to experiment
The Mail
He added that parental awareness is key to preventing future problems, since I-dosing could indicate a willingness to experiment with drugs.
The Sun
He added parental awareness is key to preventing future problems, as iDosing could indicate a willingness to experiment with drugs.
Newson6.com from a few days ago
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said parental awareness is key to preventing future problems, since I-dosing could indicate a willingness to experiment with drugs.
Schools in Mustang
The Mail
Schools in the Mustang area recently sent out a letter warning parents about the new trend after several high school students reported having physiological effects after trying one of these digital downloads.
The Sun
Schools in the Mustang area recently sent out a letter warning parents about the new trend after several students reported experiencing physiological effects after listening to the downloads.
Newson6.com from a few days ago
Recently Mustang Public Schools sent out a letter warning parents about the new trend after several high school students reported having physiological effects after trying one of these digital downloads.
A ship’s horn
The Mail
some sound like a ship’s horn being repeated again and again whilst others are more abrasive and resemble cheap synthesizers being played very fast.
The Sun
Some sound like a ship’s horn being repeated again and again whilst others are more abrasive and resemble cheap synthesizers being played very fast.
Binaural beats
The Mail
Dr Helane Wahbeh, a Naturopathic Physician and Clinician Researcher at the Oregon Health and Science University, said: ‘Binaural beats happen when opposite ears receive two different sound waves.
The Sun
Dr Helane Wahbeh, a Naturopathic Physician and Clinician Researcher at the Oregon Health and Science University, said: “Binaural beats happen when opposite ears receive two different sound waves.
NPR.org from a few days ago
Dr. HELANE WAHBEH (Naturopathic Physician and Clinician Researcher, Oregon Health and Science University): … Binaural beats happen when opposite ears receive two different sound waves.
Not similar to cocaine or ecstasy
The Mail
‘But when you listen to these sounds with stereo headphones, the listener senses the difference between the two frequencies as another beat that sounds like it’s coming from the inside of the head.’
But Dr Wahbeh denied there was any possibility that someone could experience similar effects to cocaine or ecstasy.
She said: ‘We did a small controlled study with four people, and we did not see any brain wave activity shifting to match the binaural beat that people were listening to.’
The Sun
“When you listen to these sounds with stereo headphones, the listener senses the difference between the two frequencies as another beat that sounds like it’s coming from the inside of the head.”
But Dr Wahbeh denied there was any possibility that someone could experience similar effects to cocaine or ecstasy.
She said: “We did a small controlled study with four people, and we did not see any brain wave activity shifting to match the binaural beat that people were listening to.”
From npr.org a few days ago
But when you listen to these sounds with stereo headphones, the listener senses the difference between the two frequencies as another beat that sounds like it’s coming from the inside of the head. …
NORRIS [interviewer]: Now, based on your research, is it possible that listening to these tracks might lead someone to experience something tantamount to the effects of taking cocaine or ecstasy or even Viagra?
Dr. WAHBEH: We did a small controlled study with four people, and we did not see any brain wave activity shifting to match the binaural beat that people were listening to.
Two iDosings, please.
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