Reactions to media coverage of Steubenville rape case

  1. Here are some of the reactions to Poppy Harlow's coverage:
  2. Two Steubenville high school football players accused of raping an allegedly drunk 16-year-old girl were found guilty Sunday. #CNN
  3. Allegedly?! MT @PoppyHarlowCNN Steubenville HSl football players accused of raping an allegedly drunk 16-yr old girl were found guilty
  4. Watching @poppyharlowcnn wring her hands over the poor #Steubenville men is sickening. Verdict is "emotional," men had bright futures, etc.
  5. Hey, @PoppyHarlowCNN, these young men raped a girl. Why are you so upset on their behalf? Your coverage is bizarre. #Steubenville
  6. .@PoppyHarlowCNN do you have any response regarding your final reporting of the #Steubenville case? rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/17/…
  7. We cannot change rape culture in one fell swoop. It's one brick at a time, and #steubenville is a very important one.
  8. Hi @PoppyHarlowCNN, I'm sure guilty verdict in #Steubenville case was "difficult to watch," but did you see the photos? It's yr JOB to watch
  9. @JessicaValenti @poppyharlowcnn Imagine if @CNN reported justice served & boys should've thought about girl, drunk or not, as a human being
  10. Perhaps if CNN was a "legitimate" news source, their editors would have a way of "shutting down" that kind of rape coverage. #slutshaming
  11. Women Under Siege's Lauren Wolfe was especially vocal. She tweeted her reaction and offered resources for covering rape.
  12. Of all places, HuffPo picks up on this. OK. "CNN Under Fire For Coverage Of Rape Trial" #steubenville huff.to/104kJD6
  13. "It was difficult for anyone in there to watch those boys break down," CNN's Harlow said. "also diff, of course, for the victim's family."
  14. In intro her @Nightline piece on #Steubenville, @ElizabethVargas said it's "a cautionary tale for teenagers living in today’s digital world"
  15. Is that the boys tweeted about raping a girl really the "cautionary tale" we should be focusing on here? #IWantMoreFromMedia #Steubenville
  16. Did #Steubenville prosecution blame drinking for boys' raping? Defense blamed drinking for the victim getting raped. Our society=backwards.
  17. Let's be angry. But let's also know this happens daily, globally to survivors: #Steubenville vic gets death threats. bit.ly/104xldp

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