Ann Jones writes in The Nation: “No, that invader isn’t an American soldier leading a night raid on an Afghan village, nor is the enemy an anonymous Afghan householder. This combat warrior is just a guy in Ohio named Shane. He’s doing what so many men fi…
Wendy Murphy writes for Women’s ENews: “Among other things, a sympathetic tone from a few reporters after the verdict and punishment had been imposed had no chance of affecting the court’s rulings, unlike the gushing coverage from virtually every network…
John Koetsier writes for Venture Beat: “Email delivery company SendGrid has fired developer evangelist Adria Richards…after she outed a developer who was allegedly making sexual jokes during a conference, via Twitter.”
While the coverage is problematic, it is even more so in a culture that devalues women and regularly downplays the crime of rape, particularly sexual assaults committed by talented athletes. Our society laments the loss of the football careers these young men may have had, yet fails to seriously consider the affect this crime could have on the victim.
Doug Barry writes for Jezebel: “CNN may have expressed way too much sympathy for convicted rapists Trent Mays and Ma’Lik Richmond, but Fox News somehow managed to out-awful CNN’s coverage of the Steubenville trial by airing the 16-year-old victim’s name…