Jackie’s rape story was false so why hasn’t the media named her by now?

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'In the 14 months since her story shocked the world, Jackie has been at the heart of a national debate about sexual assaults on college campuses, has become embroiled in a media scandal, and is the central figure in a series of defamation lawsuits.

Yet there’s one important fact missing about Jackie, the young woman who concocted a harrowing story about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity: her full name.

News organizations have declined to reveal Jackie’s full identity since her now-discredited story appeared in Rolling Stone magazine in November 2014. Her single-name identity — just Jackie — is in keeping with a long-standing journalistic convention against identifying alleged victims of sexual crimes to protect the accuser’s privacy.'

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"Jackie’s rape story was false so why hasn’t the media named her by now?"

Rhetorical question, right?

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It's a sad state of affairs when we, the public, have to do the Media's job, for it, wouldn't you say?

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