Phi Kappa Psi at U of Virginia Voluntarily Suspends Activities

[SOM]

Rolling Stone's Missteps Will Set Rape Dialogue Back Years, Advocates Worry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/1...n_6283962.html

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by SOM

Rolling Stone's Missteps Will Set Rape Dialogue Back Years, Advocates Worry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/1...n_6283962.html

I just reviewed this thread and man.. what a great thread. You never realize how good the discussions we have here get at the time. Bravo to everyone.

I quoted the above though, not to really pick on SOM, who is a great contributor, but just to highlight some of the pants-shitting which goes in the media. The Jackie case didn't set back the rape dialogue one iota. What it did highlight was that we, the media included, need to take a step back, wait for both sides to come out and not to immediately rush to the conclusion that the sky is falling.

[ASTalumna06]

Rolling Stone Apologizes, Retracts UVA Rape Article After CJR Review

http://abcnews.go.com/US/rolling-sto...ry?id=30111150

Rolling Stone issued an apology tonight for a November 2014 article that detailed allegations about a gang rape at the University of Virginia, retracting the article and posting a critique of the magazine's editorial process on the story in its place.

The Columbia University Journalism School review published tonight on the Rolling Stone web site said that it found the journalistic failure was avoidable, and encompassed problems with reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking.

Sabrina Erdely, the author of the article, "A Rape on Campus," also issued an apology tonight.