Anonymity of sexual assault accusers in journalism
Subject in News Commentary
Anonymity of sexual assault accusers in journalism has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Megyn Kelly Show. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Matt TaibbiAmerican journalist and editor of Racket News on Substack
Taibbi recalls that Rolling Stone made costly journalistic mistakes by embracing an accuser's story in a similar case.
“But we made some journalistic mistakes, frankly, in the reporting of that story that ended up being very, very costly”
The Megyn Kelly Show: How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 15:56
Taibbi says most reporters wrongly believe they are legally barred from naming accusers in such cases.
“a significant majority of reporters now actually think that they're illegally obligated not to print the names of the people involved in these cases”
The Megyn Kelly Show: How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 10:39
Podcasts
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 1 episode
Episodes
How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414The Megyn Kelly Show · Oct 8, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Megyn Kelly discusses media coverage of the Cornell fraternity sexual assault case with Matt Taibbi, then talks with Shelby and Eli Steele about their documentary White Guilt.