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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whoops, Rolling Stone just basically retracted the story. In doing so,[b] they blamed the accuser instead of their own complete journalistic malpractice[/b][/quote]

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The reporter talked to dozens of women on campus that said they had been raped. This could have been a strong, powerful expose about the culture of acceptance and indifference towards rape at UVA. Basic journalistic follow-up could have given sufficient confirmation. If Jackie wasn't willing to supply enough detail for the corroboration, reporter could have moved on to any one of the other she interviewed.
Reporter got excited when she heard the most "dramatic" story, and decided to make that the focal point of the piece. Now the whole thing is shot down. It's clear that woman were already incredibly reluctant to report rape at UVA, now due to the incredibly irresponsible way Rolling Stone handled this information, they will be even less likely do so. 
I'm so, so angry right now.[/quote]

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