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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Helen Benedict is an American novelist and journalist, best known for her writings on social injustice and the Iraq War.

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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.

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