The late Washington Post publisher Philip L. Graham said that “journalism is the first rough draft of history.” If that is the case, then history will remember Thursday's conviction of comedian Bill Cosby on three counts of sexual assault as the first such verdict of the #MeToo era. On balance, however, news coverage placed the verdict in a #MeToo context. “We are so happy that finally we can say women are believed — and not only on #MeToo but in a court of law,” Allred said. Lili Bernard, a Cosby accuser, credited recent press coverage of sexual misconduct. Cosby's conviction does not guarantee the same fate for others, but coverage of the verdict is cementing its status as a #MeToo milestone.

Source: Washington Post April 26, 2018 21:00 UTC