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To put this all into perspective, it looks like somebody got fired at the Rolling Stone over a negative review of a Hootie & the Blowfish album: http://articles

To put this all into perspective, it looks like somebody got fired at the Rolling Stone over a negative review of a Hootie & the Blowfish album: http://articles.latimes.com/1996-06-09/entertainment/ca-13133_1_rolling-stone http://articles.latimes.com/1996-06-09/entertainment/ca-1313... It should also not be forgotten that the UVA rape hoax story was covered uncritically by all mainstream media and not just in the US, even though it smelled like a hoax from day one. Same with the 'mattress girl'. Nobody will be fired for this at the Guardian, at the NYT, at ... Critical journalism is dead.

cafard 12y ago
The Washington Post began raising questions pretty quickly, and as I recall the NYT wasn't far behind.
- NotableAlamode 12y ago
  They first went along with the hoax. They should never have done this, as the Rubin Erdely article was obviously a hoax. But damsel-in-distress articles just sell very well (see mattress girl, also obviously a hoax), and few people have the stomach these days to confront the twitter/tumblerina/feminist hate-mob. An independent journalist (whose name escapes me at the moment) was the first to have the guts to point out the obvious. The Wapo and NYT then, very gingerly, and clearly reluctantly expressed some doubt. As far as I'm aware they also never did their journalistic homework and do investigation of the UVA hoax of their own ... too expensive I guess ... why think for yourself when you can simply print somebody's PR material?
  - NotableAlamode 12y ago
    PS The name of the reporter was Richard Bradley, who's written a good new overview of the UVA situation: http://www.richardbradley.net/shotsinthedark/2015/04/07/in-the-end-its-all-about-rape-culture-or-the-lack-thereof/ http://www.richardbradley.net/shotsinthedark/2015/04/07/in-t...
MollyR 12y ago
Thank you for the link. Its almost unbelievable. Ever since Brian Williams,I've been feeling like journalism in america is dead. but this just hammers the point home.

cafard 12y ago

The Washington Post began raising questions pretty quickly, and as I recall the NYT wasn't far behind.

NotableAlamode 12y ago
They first went along with the hoax. They should never have done this, as the Rubin Erdely article was obviously a hoax. But damsel-in-distress articles just sell very well (see mattress girl, also obviously a hoax), and few people have the stomach these days to confront the twitter/tumblerina/feminist hate-mob. An independent journalist (whose name escapes me at the moment) was the first to have the guts to point out the obvious. The Wapo and NYT then, very gingerly, and clearly reluctantly expressed some doubt. As far as I'm aware they also never did their journalistic homework and do investigation of the UVA hoax of their own ... too expensive I guess ... why think for yourself when you can simply print somebody's PR material?
- NotableAlamode 12y ago
  PS The name of the reporter was Richard Bradley, who's written a good new overview of the UVA situation: http://www.richardbradley.net/shotsinthedark/2015/04/07/in-the-end-its-all-about-rape-culture-or-the-lack-thereof/ http://www.richardbradley.net/shotsinthedark/2015/04/07/in-t...

MollyR 12y ago

Thank you for the link. Its almost unbelievable. Ever since Brian Williams,I've been feeling like journalism in america is dead. but this just hammers the point home.