UVA Dean Launches Multi-Million-Dollar Defamation Suit Against Rolling Stone

[Chris_]

UVA Dean Launches Multi-Million-Dollar Defamation Suit Against Rolling Stone, Sabrina Erdely

University of Virginia associate dean of students Nicole Eramo is suing Rolling Stone and journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely over her portrayal in their deeply flawed cover story "A Rape on Campus."

Eramo, who counsels sexual-assault victims and serves as the head of UVA's Sexual Misconduct Board, was portrayed in the story as an unsympathetic administrator who discouraged the narrative's victim, Jackie, from reporting her rape to the police. She's suing Rolling Stone, Erdely, and Wenner Media for $7.5 million in damages, alleging six counts of defamation.

Among the complaints, Eramo alleges that Rolling Stone bought an image of her from a UVA student paper, then photoshopped her to appear "wild-eyed" and "as though Dean Eramo was giving a 'thumbs up' while the victim sits crying in front of her."

New York Magazine

The first of what may be multiple lawsuits against the magazine. 

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New York Magazine

The first of what may be multiple lawsuits against the magazine.  :popcorn:

Publish in haste, repent in leisure.

It looks like "fact checking" is no longer a journalistic tool.

Modern journalism:  1) Draw your lines; 2) plot your points; 3) gather data
 

[Ptarmigan]

Many more to come.

[obumazombie]

I just saw another similar comment about Salon.
It wouldn't bother me if Rolling Stones, Huffpo and Salon all dried up and blew away.

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Rolling Stone had to see this coming. 

[SVPete]

This lawsuit is by one of the affected educrats. UVA and its president should be suing, but the president's precipitate action against frats - not rescinded, last I heard - would tend to complicate any such lawsuit. I think I've heard that one or more frats has sued, though whether UVA, RS or the "reporterette" or some combination of the three I don't recall.