"The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking."
aren't those the pillars of journalism?
"The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking."
aren't those the pillars of journalism?
What I've read is that the frat is considered a public figure making the suit harder to collect from. Not sure how that would relate to damages to individual members.
Who expects anything less from Rolling Stone.
They have the Proggie hit piece guy in Matt Taibbi on their staff.
Fact finding be damned.
After thinking about this after reading it. I don't think they really apologized. They made a shit ton of excuses on why they failed to do a basic investigation.
After thinking about this after reading it. I don't think they really apologized. They made a shit ton of excuses on why they failed to do a basic investigation.
\I suggest modifying the thread title: "RS" --> "Rollingstone"
It is truely amazing to me in todays age of social media that a magazine like RS would not fact check a story like this.
Jury finds reporter, Rolling Stone responsible for defaming U-Va. dean with gang rape story
In Philly, three priests and a school teacher wound up going to jail over Billy's story, which has since unraveled. One of those priests died in prison last month after he spent his last hours handcuffed to a hospital bed while suffering from untreated coronary disease.
Should be $100 million+, 7.5 million is nothing to them.The case continues this week as the jury will consider damages and hear additional evidence from Eramo and her lawyers about how she was affected by the actions of Rolling Stone. Eramo originally asked for $7.5 million but can ask for a different sum after the verdict
YAYYYY!!! Justice!
Edited to reflect my feelings.You'd think that since the reporter, Sabrina Erdely, previously screwed up in the same manner with a fake story about priests raping an altar boy, she'd never get work again.
Well actually, the woman who made up the story recently got married. How desperate do you have to be to marry a certified psycho?