What's the 'endgame'? Vox-er wonders why Rolling Stone story is still worth pursuing

Sarah D. | 7:00 PM on December 10, 2014

This afternoon, the Washington Post published a detailed — and pretty devastating — report blowing even more holes in Rolling Stone’s dubious account of an alleged gang rape at UVA.

Three UVA students mentioned in Rolling Stone's rape article dispute magazine's account http://t.co/l0Cq8WIuPu

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 10, 2014

https://twitter.com/zhanover/status/542810016311705600

New, highly detailed WaPo article smashes what's left of the UVA rape story into little bits. http://t.co/CGcJNo4cGe

— Byron York (@ByronYork) December 10, 2014

But Vox “education reporter” Libby Nelson doesn’t understand why the Post would bother with such a labor-intensive endeavor:

https://twitter.com/libbyanelson/status/542817020807348224

https://twitter.com/libbyanelson/status/542818728690589696

Maybe she should be worrying about the damage caused by narrative journalists like Sabrina Rubin Erdely.

https://twitter.com/libbyanelson/status/542819473481560064

The point is that Erdely and Rolling Stone screwed up big time — and baselessly dragged UVA through the mud in the process.

https://twitter.com/libbyanelson/status/542820570493358081

Ahem:

@libbyanelson You know what WON'T prove it? Absolutely NO further reporting. @kevincarey1 @JHWeissmann

— Rob GobbleGobble (@RobGeorge) December 10, 2014

Bingo.

https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/542820824823369728

https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/542820437248724992

Vox reporter asks why the Washington Post is interested in discovering whether Erdely’s story is true. It’s endemic. http://t.co/TeGNuXZtjA

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 10, 2014

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/542820173716422656