re: #13 Justanotherhuman

Neither am I. You might want to read this, though.

What the U-VA Rape Case Tells Us About a Victim Culture Gone Mad

thedailybeast.com

It’s not a “victim culture gone mad” if it’s true…

I read through that article at The Daily Beast. I am not defending Rolling Stone, but I do have a question. The Daily Beast writer is criticizing the Rolling Stone writer for this:

But of the hundreds of thousands, including journalists, who read the Rolling Stone story, few noticed Erdely’s failure to interview any of the seven men who participated in the attack on Jackie or corroborate many of the other easily corroborated details she reported.

Would any of the participants ordinarily take part in being interviewed and telling their side of the story in a gang rape??? And would anyone trust their version as proof one way or another???

The rest of her article has some good points. I’d just remind her not to expect so much in the age of New Journalism. Especially good fact checking.