Six Reporting Lessons From the Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation

Six reporting lessons from the Cornell University sexual assault investigation

By Namira Haris This article was first published in Storybench, a publication about data and digital storytelling based at Northeastern University’s School of Journalism. From student journalists who stayed with the story for nearly two years to national newsrooms parsing police interviews, Title IX records and court documents, coverage of the Cornell case offers lessons … Continue reading "Six reporting lessons from the Cornell University sexua…

Six reporting lessons from the Cornell sexual assault investigation

From student journalists who stayed with the story for nearly two years to national newsrooms parsing police interviews, Title IX records and court documents, coverage of the Cornell case offers lessons for reporters tackling sensitive, document-heavy investigations. When a former Cornell University student filed a civil lawsuit in September alleging The post Six reporting lessons from the Cornell sexual assault investigation first appeared on S…

Here’s How to Make Cornell Pay. Literally.

The only reason any of us know what happened at Cornell’s Chi Phi house in 2024 is that the woman at the center of it decided to sue. On September 16, Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against Cornell, the fraternity, and seven men she says assaulted her when she was 20 years old. Until [...]