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Media goes wilding in Palm Beach
Pollitt, Katha | June 24, 1991 issue

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In April the U.S. media free-for-all surrounding the alleged rape of a Palm Beach woman by William Smith, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy's nephew, took a vicious turn as leading newspapers went public with the woman's name, and lots more. In the ensuing furor, just about every advocate for rape victims has spoken out in favor of preserving the longstanding media custom of anonymity, and in large part the public seems to agree. But the media, acting in its capacity as the guardian of public interest, has decided that naming the victim is an issue up for grab. The arguments advanced in favor of publicity reveal fundamental misconceptions about both the nature of the media and the nature of rape.

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MASS media -- Moral & ethical aspects; RAPE victims; MASS media & propaganda; MASS media & publicity; MASS media -- United States; UNITED States
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