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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    UVA Rape Story Report

    Last November, Rolling Stone printed a shocking story of gang rape at the University of Virginia. The story received much attention across the country, adding to the chorus of voices demanding more accountability for sexual assault on college campuses. But subsequent investigation has found that the rape victim’s story doesn’t hold up.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 6, 2015 • 1 min read

    Last November, Rolling Stone printed a shocking story of gang rape at the University of Virginia. The story received much attention across the country, adding to the chorus of voices demanding more accountability for sexual assault on college campuses. But subsequent investigation has found that the rape victim’s story doesn’t hold up. And a new report by the Columbia Journalism Review finds that Rolling Stonefailed at almost every level in catching the fabrication before it was published.

    The full episode

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    UVA Rape Case, Governor Brown's Water Restrictions, and Mad Men
    1. 0:00UVA Rape Story ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 7:57The Difficulties of Reporting on Rape
    3. 18:34Water Rights in California
    4. 28:01The Beginning of the End of 'Mad Men'
    5. 43:15TV Roundup
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    UVA Rape Case, Governor Brown's Water Restrictions, and Mad Men
    1. 0:00UVA Rape Story ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 7:57The Difficulties of Reporting on Rape
    3. 18:34Water Rights in California
    4. 28:01The Beginning of the End of 'Mad Men'
    5. 43:15TV Roundup
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand