memeorandum: Rolling Stone's Rape Hoax: Why Did It Happen? (John Hinderaker/Power Line)

8:45 AM ET, April 6, 2015

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Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report — A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Last November, we published a story, ‘A Rape on Campus’ [RS 1223], that centered around a University of Virginia student's horrifying account of her alleged gang rape at a campus fraternity house.

Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

Rolling Stone Article on Rape at University of Virginia Failed All Basics, Report Says — Rolling Stone magazine retracted its article about a brutal gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity after the release of a report on Sunday that concluded the widely discredited piece was the result …

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Rolling Stone's Rape Hoax: Why Did It Happen? — After its story on an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia fell apart, Rolling Stone magazine commissioned the Columbia School of Journalism to investigate the incident and write a report about what went wrong.

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New York Times:

Statement From Writer of Rolling Stone Rape Article, Sabrina Erdely — Sabrina Rubin Erdely, the author of a now-discredited article in Rolling Stone magazine about a rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, issued this statement: — “The past few months, since my Rolling Stone article …

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CNNMoney:
Major ‘failures’ found in Rolling Stone's ‘A Rape on Campus’

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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:

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Washington Post:
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Juan Williams / The Hill:

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