Do Scandals like Rolling Stone’s Do Lasting Damage to Journalism?

Posted
by: Editors | CJR

Journalism has taken a lot of hits in recent memory. In the last year alone, there were Brian Williams’ fabrications about his experiences in the Iraq war, the implosion of The New Republic, and a number of high-profile plagiarism cases, such as those of Fareed Zakaria and Benny Johnson. Added to the list this week: Columbia Journalism School’s damning report on how Rolling Stone botched its tale of an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia.

Comments

No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here