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@mtaibbi more likely your colleague strong-armed 20-yr-old sexual assault victim into going public against her will than fact-checking issue

@BlatantHomerism Well, that's not true. The source had already spoken publicly as I understand it.

@mtaibbi just staggering to me that this made it to print & now rs seems to be blaming college student who's out of her depth

@BlatantHomerism Reporting on anyone requires asking tough, even hurtful questions. It's not easy to know how to do this with a rape victim

@BlatantHomerism I wouldn't have known how to write the story Sabrina wrote. Would have needed outside advice on how to vet an abuse victim

@mtaibbi How did this happen, then? I'm confused.

@missbumptious Apparently there was a deal made with the source that bypassed the normal review process. That's not to blame her... (1/2)

@mtaibbi -But the truth is much more important than "having an exclusive", no matter what the subject is. Rush to make "headlines" screws up

That excuses the false allegations RT @mtaibbi: It usually takes longer to fact-check a Rolling Stone feature than it does to write it.

@JoeLipari I'm not excusing anything. I'm just talking about my own experience with the RS fact-checkers.

@mtaibbi But you guys cheered with schoolgirl enthusiasm when the IRS went after conservative groups, didn't you?

@Gooms I said that in the sense that the process is difficult and stressful, as it should be. And I never wrote about the IRS story.

@mtaibbi @Gooms Matt, noneed defend RS, the finest democratic Journal. It's the evil 1% using the right wing rags NYT, WaPo to damage RS

@mtaibbi @marynmck so procedures are the same for RS as for New York Times. Doesn't matter the article is in RS, journalistic ethics apply.

@xpaddy01 what @mtaibbi said accords w my experience writing for other major-circ mags. NB he noted he was not involved in UVa story.

@marynmck @mtaibbi story on NPR last night mentioned reporter's name. <2of2>

@xpaddy01 no, if you look down his TL you will see he is talking abt RS generally, where he used to work, quit, then returned recently.