A shamefully one-sided segment on 60 Minutes

By Margie Burns
Created Oct 16 2006 - 2:37pm

60 Minutes last night did not provide context or perspective on the Duke
lacrosse sexual assault allegations. CBS did not mention, literally did not
mention, the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and in college
housing; the previous offenses by the Duke lacrosse team; or the clout of
college athletics, including lacrosse at Duke, on high school coaches and
athletes and in the professional world, which largely has a vested interest
in protecting the defendants.

CBS also did not disclose its own connections to the topic. The segment did
not mention ties between CBS and Reed Smith LLC, David Evan's father's law
firm; one Reed Smith attorney was at CBS Sports, where he received an Emmy
nomination for a Super Bowl. The segment also did not mention ties between
Evans' mother and the LPGA or ties between CBS Sports and the LPGA. Generic
references to "rich parents" did not indicate the clout of David Evans'
parents, an attorney and a lobbyist.

Also unmentioned was defendant Collin Finnerty's involvement in another
assault matter in another city.

"Gandalf Grey" infectedmail.com> wrote:

Probably because these things have NOTHING to do with the case at hand.