Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape

NBC is backing off plans to develop a new comedy starring Bill Cosby because of the rape allegations against the comedian. And Netflix says it will postpone a Cosby comedy special. As more women come forward with accusations, the media is getting mixed reviews for its handling of the matter.

By Madeleine Brand • Nov 20, 2014 • 1 min read

NBC is backing off plans to develop a new comedy starring Bill Cosby because of the rape allegations against the comedian. And Netflix says it will postpone a Cosby comedy special. As more women come forward with accusations, the media is getting mixed reviews for its handling of the matter. We talk about how far the media has come and how far it still has to go when it comes to covering stories like this.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Andrew Walsh
Too Beautiful to Live
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Helen Benedict
Professor of journalism at Columbia University and author of “Sand Queen” and “Virgin or Vamp: How the Press Covers Sex Crimes.”

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape

NBC is backing off plans to develop a new comedy starring Bill Cosby because of the rape allegations against the comedian. And Netflix says it will postpone a Cosby comedy special. As more women come forward with accusations, the media is getting mixed reviews for its handling of the matter.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape

NBC is backing off plans to develop a new comedy starring Bill Cosby because of the rape allegations against the comedian. And Netflix says it will postpone a Cosby comedy special. As more women come forward with accusations, the media is getting mixed reviews for its handling of the matter.

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