'Rolling Stone' Asks Columbia J-School To Investigate Flawed Rape Story
Source: NPR
Jann Wenner, the editor and publisher of Rolling Stone, says the magazine has asked Columbia Journalism School to investigate the editorial process that resulted in its flawed story about a University of Virginia student who said she was gang-raped during a fraternity party in 2012.
"We have asked the Columbia Journalism School to conduct an independent review – headed by Dean Steve Coll and Dean of Academic Affairs Sheila Coronel – of the editorial process that led to the publication of this story. As soon as they are finished, we will publish their report," Wenner said in the statement published today.
The Rolling Stone's story, titled A Rape on Campus, centered on allegations by a woman identified only as "Jackie." The magazine honored her request not to contact either the man she said raped her or the others who took part. Earlier this month, Rolling Stone said its trust in "Jackie" was "misplaced." It later changed its wording to say that it was "mistaken in honoring Jackie's request to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account."
Read more: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/22/372513207/rolling-stone-asks-columbia-j-school-to-investigate-flawed-rape-story
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I've worked in the industry and can easily tell them...Don't suppose they'd want to hire me as an outside consultant, though....
to cover their butts...
as if they don't already know what they did wrong! 
That's just hilarious and makes them look even worse!
OMG. That's too freaking funny. They just blew whatever journalistic integrity they "might" have still had.
