Yeah, well, to be fair, the connection probably isn’t so great under her rock.
Sabrina Rubin Erdely is the illustrious gal who penned that UVA gang rape story for Rolling Stone. You know, the one that turned out to be an exercise in horrifically shoddy journalism.
Anyway, Erdely hasn’t tweeted since November 30. But this tweet is still pinned — by hers truly — to the top of her Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/540972631399628800
Yeesh. If we were her, we’d probably un-pin that one. Still, though, even that embarrassing tweet may not be quite as painfully awkward as these:
Is all bad reporting just laziness?
— Vanessa Grigoriadis (@vanessagrigor) September 17, 2013
@thevanessag Not always. Sometimes bad reporting is finding the facts that will best support a faulty premise.
— Sabrina Rubin Erdely (@SabrinaRErdely) September 17, 2013
Really, Sabrina? You don’t say!
Yup RT @SabrinaRErdely: @thevanessag Not always. Sometimes bad reporting is finding the facts that will best support a faulty premise.
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) December 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/szysgt/status/540970689663340544
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/540967929014407168
https://twitter.com/Demon31G/status/540969441388134400
Here’s another gem:
An educated reporter knows that when you work with a vulnerable subject, you do everything you can to get consent.
— Sabrina Rubin Erdely (@SabrinaRErdely) January 18, 2014
Well, then.
https://twitter.com/akula_51/status/540966179808890880
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/540966473850568705
@BecketAdams @SabrinaRErdely Oh man.
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) December 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/JorElishere/status/540972197427150848
A word of advice for Ms. Erdely:
https://twitter.com/NJNuke/status/540969577354887168
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Update snicker:
I like that @SabrinaRErdely seems to spend much of her time on Twitter explaining what constitutes good reporting.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 5, 2014
More:
Getting ready to divulge all my interviewing technique secrets to @Penn students at @dailypenn journalism bootcamp today. Where to begin??
— Sabrina Rubin Erdely (@SabrinaRErdely) January 12, 2014
What I AM saying is that when a reporter deals with someone vulnerable, you take pains to inflict as little harm as possible.
— Sabrina Rubin Erdely (@SabrinaRErdely) January 18, 2014
Aha! "Your job seems fun and I think I'll be a journalist." Mission accomplished. You're welcome, third grade parents.
— Sabrina Rubin Erdely (@SabrinaRErdely) April 17, 2014
Distressed by irresponsible @calebhannan @Grantland33 piece. A reporter who got in over his head, not up to processing what he found. Tragic
— Sabrina Rubin Erdely (@SabrinaRErdely) January 18, 2014
Oh, honey. Bless your heart.
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