Seriously why the fuck do we pay money to these people for them to not tell us what they know

Pretty sick they all knew and not one tried bringing it to light.

This happens all the fucking time.

You can’t report rumors. You’ve got to have proof. Apparently now that “proof” is talking.

And staffing.

Seems like people tried to report it out but victims wouldn’t go on the record until they did

I'm angry about this too, but I'll echo everyone else in the thread saying that you can't publish rumors without substantiation, and that getting victims to come forward is extremely difficult because they risk everything by doing so.

and human decency

I know from 15 years ago that California newsrooms abandoned the capital.

only if you want unsubstantiated rumors presented as news

without evidence it's gossip, and that's not what journalism is

Fuckin A, AMEN to this.

I don't think this is a failure of journalism but of a culture that punishes survivors.You can't ethically out survivors without their consent, because this usually destroys their lives. And without survivors going on record, how can you get enough reliable information to publish?