MEDIAITE
by Evan McMurry
April 5, 2015

According to CNN’s Brian Stelter, Rolling Stone and journalist Sabrina Erdely will formerly apologize for and remove last fall’s discredited story about a rape on the University of Virginia campus, the result of a months-long investigation by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Per Stelter, Columbia’s report found a “systemic failure” at the magazine, ordinarily known for its rigorous fact checking. Erderly’s statement tonight will be her first in months; she has not spoken to the press or tweeted since her story was called into question. The 9,000-word article alleging an horrific gang rape at a U-Va fraternity crumbled under weeks of scrutiny. Re-reporting by the Washington Post and others undercut the article’s central claim, and an investigation by Charlottesville, Virginia PD found no evidence to support the rape story. READ MORE