Sunday night CNN will broadcast the documentary film “The Hunting Ground” (8 p.m. EST), which focuses on the subject of rape on college campuses. The film makes the point that most of these incidents go unreported, and those that are reported get little or no justice.
The New York Times's in-depth look at a campus sexual-assault complaint—the incident, the aftermath, and the surrounding culture—was a stunning indictment of the state of affairs for women on campus today.
What to do when such a presence in our lives as Facebook sprouts near-pathological sexist features? Just walk away? Last month, some groundbreaking women had a better idea: to use a sort of jiu jitsu and startle the behemoth by using its own strengths against it.
Coverage of the rape trial in Steubenville, Ohio, was inexcusable. Viewers and consumers of the news need to demand responsible coverage of violence against women.