As the media focuses on the fallout from Rolling Stone’s debacle surrounding its erroneous “A Rape on Campus,” and the future of the magazine, another consequence comes into focus: the relationship between sexual assault victims and the media.
Rolling Stone’s failed attempt to accurately put the spotlight on the serious issue of campus sexual assault surely won’t prevent other news outlets from digging into the subject.
It just remains unclear if victims will want to talk to them.
“It does make it harder for victims of sexual assault to come forward,” Kelly Hettick, who was a victim of sexual assault at Seattle University told TheWrap.