John Seven: Poor journalism does a disservice to us all
The fallout over the Rolling Stone apology regarding its story on the University of Virginia rape case has continued.
For those who missed it, Rolling Stone issued an apology over a piece about an alleged gang rape, citing inconsistencies of the sources' story casting extreme doubt about the accusation. As scrutiny was placed on the particulars of the reporting, it became obvious that writer Sabrina Rubin Erdely had not done a very good job of substantiating any claims, cross-referencing stories or doing much more than taking the victim at face value. It's the job of the police, trauma counselors and others to take the victim's story at face value as a true claim, but it is the responsibility of investigators, whether law enforcement or journalistic, to seek the truth.
In my opinion, I think that journalism when its not being done to help or give information is pointless. This is because if there is no story, a journalist may put a comment into someones mouth, casing a big scene and uproar. This may jeopardise someones future which is detrimental to a persons life
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