The Dangers of Internet Dating for Men

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The Dangers of Internet Dating for Men Multiplatform Journalism Rhian Ryan

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The Dangers of Internet Dating for Men

Multiplatform Journalism Rhian Ryan

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So how big is internet dating right now?

15 million people in the UK are estimated to be single

4.7 million people in the UK have visited a dating website in the past year

One in five married people aged between 19 and 25 met their partner online

The industry is worth more than 2 billion pounds

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Main Problems with online dating:

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Demographic:

Male students aged 18-25

Statistics: -52.4% of online daters are men- Men under the age of 25 account for 61% of all men who online date- Match.com only started checking users against the nation sex offenders registries in 2011 after courtcase

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How serious is the danger?

http://foxct.com/2014/10/08/man-assaulted-in-home-by-associates-of-woman-he-met-on-dating-website/#ooid=9pYjl5cDrWIQunOKjNwVjNW1Jfo0tWcC

‘Man assalted in home by associates of woman he met on dating website’

‘ Connecticut Man Robbed After Making Online Date’http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2014/10/08/police-man-robbed-after-making-online-date/a7MkyJa7K9t15kG62EtV5K/story.html

‘Man robbed a t knife point after online date went terribly wrong’

http://fox40.com/2014/10/02/police-online-date-goes-wrong-man-robbed-at-knifepoint/

‘San Francisco Man Robbed While Showing Up For Online Date’

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Man-Robbed-By-Online-Date-262063241.html

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Digital Feature:

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Written Feature:

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Primary sources: Interviews

SourcesSecondary sources: Freedom of information

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