Rolling Stone magazine issued a statement today: “In the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie’s account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced.” So we are supposed to think the magazine was a victim? What a crock. “New information” such as […]
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Gang Rape And “Trust Me” Journalism
The Rolling Stone article on an alleged brutal gang rape at a fraternity at the University of Virginia is stirring widespread disgust. But the details on the alleged assault appear to come almost entirely from one person who has not come forward. When the Washington Post’s Paul Fahri sought information how journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely wrote […]