Steubenville Ohio
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From Big Dan’s to Steubenville: A Generation Later, Media Coverage of Rape Still Awful

Striking parallels between a rape case from exactly thirty years ago and Steubenville make for a good opportunity to assess how much reporting on rape has improved in the span of one generation.
Tara Murtha

by Tara Murtha

March 19, 2013 - 8:56 am

Striking parallels between a rape case from almost exactly thirty years ago and the Steubenville case make for a good opportunity to assess how reporting on rape has changed—or not.

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As Steubenville Rape Trial Opens, Victim-Blaming Begins in Court of Law and Public Opinion

The never-ending stream of legal challenges to the birth control benefit shows how focused the extreme right is on making safe, affordable health care an impossibility in this country.
Jessica Mason Pieklo

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

March 13, 2013 - 8:10 am

Trial starts in the case charging two high school football players with rape, and not surprisingly, the defense is arguing consent.

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