If only an analysis like this had been done at Penn State
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maybe the author thought she would be the next Sara Ganim and win a Pulitzer for pushing forward a false narrative.
the fact that the writer and editor still have jobs at Rolling Stone speaks volumes about the shoddy state of journalism in this country.
Which media outlet do you expect to
commission a study on its reporting of Sandusky? If they got it wrong, they will say that they relied on information coming out of the OAG and/or Old Main and for the most part that would be accurate.
This post was edited on 4/5 1:59 PM by Art
commission a study on its reporting of Sandusky? If they got it wrong, they will say that they relied on information coming out of the OAG and/or Old Main and for the most part that would be accurate.
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Re: Erdely is/was a "contributing editor"
Deputy Managing Editor Sean Woods and managing editor Will Dana allowed the story to run
while it appears an official apology if forthcoming, no one has been fired for this major snafu
Sabrina Rudin Erdely was the author/contributing editor
Deputy Managing Editor Sean Woods and managing editor Will Dana allowed the story to run
while it appears an official apology if forthcoming, no one has been fired for this major snafu
Here is a better article in NYT about this.
This part is of particular interest:
Rolling Stone's fundamental mistake, Mr. Dana said, was in suspending any skepticism about Jackie's account because of the sensitivity of the issue. "We didn't think through all the implications of the decisions that we made while reporting the story, and we never sort of allowed for the fact that maybe the story we were being told was not true," he said. That was compounded by the fact that any reporting on any purported crime that has not been reported to the authorities is difficult, he said.
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"Ultimately, we were too deferential to our rape victim," Mr. Woods, the article's editor, said in the report. "We honored too many of her requests in our reporting. We should have been much tougher, and in not doing that, we maybe did her a disservice."These are the exact same mistakes by the media in the Sandusky coverage wrt Penn State.
Failed All Basics
This part is of particular interest:
Rolling Stone's fundamental mistake, Mr. Dana said, was in suspending any skepticism about Jackie's account because of the sensitivity of the issue. "We didn't think through all the implications of the decisions that we made while reporting the story, and we never sort of allowed for the fact that maybe the story we were being told was not true," he said. That was compounded by the fact that any reporting on any purported crime that has not been reported to the authorities is difficult, he said.
Continue reading the main story
Continue reading the main story
"Ultimately, we were too deferential to our rape victim," Mr. Woods, the article's editor, said in the report. "We honored too many of her requests in our reporting. We should have been much tougher, and in not doing that, we maybe did her a disservice."These are the exact same mistakes by the media in the Sandusky coverage wrt Penn State.
Failed All Basics
Re: How the hell "Rolling Stone" magazine was able to influence anything
but Taibbi has been very forthright about RS screwing up on this issue.
oddly enough, the work of Matt Taibbi in RS about the 2008 financial market shenanigans should be required reading. I still have friends who honestly believe the meltdown was caused by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac giving out loans to minorities, LOL.
but Taibbi has been very forthright about RS screwing up on this issue.
Re: How the hell "Rolling Stone" magazine was able to influence anything
the work of Matt Taibbi in RS about the 2008 financial market shenanigans should be required reading.
I'm interested. Was it a specific article or a series of articles? Thanks.
the work of Matt Taibbi in RS about the 2008 financial market shenanigans should be required reading.
I'm interested. Was it a specific article or a series of articles? Thanks.
Re: How the hell "Rolling Stone" magazine was able to influence anything
The Great American Bubble Machine
his books are pretty fascinating, I loved Griftopia and The Divide
Taibbi is one of the last true journalists left in this country, fearless and non-partisan
there were a series of very long and detailed articles, but I would start here:
The Great American Bubble Machine
his books are pretty fascinating, I loved Griftopia and The Divide
Taibbi is one of the last true journalists left in this country, fearless and non-partisan
Re: How the hell "Rolling Stone" magazine was able to influence anything
compare Taibbi to Ederly. he uses multiple sources, interviews his subjects, verifies his data, runs through a rigorous editorial process, and is very meticulous about his work.
Re: How the hell "Rolling Stone" magazine was able to influence anything
Well-done. I was in the industry and worked under the Citigroup umbrella when Sandy Weill hired Rubin after he had resigned from the Treasury. I remember the Robert Rubin phenomenon vividly and like yesterday.There was much irrational exuberance at Citigroup when Glass-Steagall was repealed. Sandy Weill could not have lobbied Clinton successfully without Bob Rubin as intermediary. He was a bigger than life power player at that time.
This post was edited on 4/6 12:22 PM by mn78psu83
Well-done. I was in the industry and worked under the Citigroup umbrella when Sandy Weill hired Rubin after he had resigned from the Treasury. I remember the Robert Rubin phenomenon vividly and like yesterday.There was much irrational exuberance at Citigroup when Glass-Steagall was repealed. Sandy Weill could not have lobbied Clinton successfully without Bob Rubin as intermediary. He was a bigger than life power player at that time.
This post was edited on 4/6 12:22 PM by mn78psu83
