Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Difficulties of Reporting on Rape
While Rolling Stone magazine failed at an institutional level, the authors of the Columbia report write that, “of all crimes, rape is perhaps the toughest to cover.” What makes reporting on rape more difficult than reporting on other crimes? Outside this one example of failure, how are American journalists doing handling these kinds of stories?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readWhile Rolling Stone magazine failed at an institutional level, the authors of the Columbia report write that, “of all crimes, rape is perhaps the toughest to cover.” What makes reporting on rape more difficult than reporting on other crimes? Outside this one example of failure, how are American journalists doing handling these kinds of stories?
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UVA Rape Case, Governor Brown's Water Restrictions, and Mad Men- 0:00UVA Rape Story Report
- 7:57The Difficulties of Reporting on RapeYou’re reading this
- 18:34Water Rights in California
- 28:01The Beginning of the End of 'Mad Men'
- 43:15TV Roundup
The full episode
2 of 5UVA Rape Case, Governor Brown's Water Restrictions, and Mad Men- 0:00UVA Rape Story Report
- 7:57The Difficulties of Reporting on RapeYou’re reading this
- 18:34Water Rights in California
- 28:01The Beginning of the End of 'Mad Men'
- 43:15TV Roundup