Report re-ignites rape, credibility debates: Your Say

Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism issued a report citing failures in fact-checking, editing and reporting by "Rolling Stone" in a now-discredited story about an alleged gang rape at U.Va. The fraternity accused in the piece, Phi Kappa Psi, announced plans to sue the magazine. Facebook and Twitter comments edited for clarity and grammar:

Someone should have lost employment. This issue is too big to just sweep under the rug like it never happened.

—@jwodell11

It's good that there are plans to sue "Rolling Stone." I hope the fraternity is awarded a huge sum of money. The reporter also should be held accountable.

And when the frat is finished with the magazine, all the law enforcement agencies and offices involved in the investigation should seek compensation for their wasted time.

—Curtis Jaye

No amount of money awarded can undo the damage to the fraternity, University of Virginia and, most important, future victims of sexual assault.

—Chas Mobilevideo

The lesson to be learned here is that agenda-based journalism is extremely painful and potentially very expensive.

—@Jrock41S

The journalist must never fall in love with a story. Always check the information.

—@brunolarocca

The college student at the center of this so-called story needs to be publicly exposed so she can be held accountable.

—Rich Bannon

The reporter's apology did not include the victims of her false statements: the fraternity members. She apologized to readers, the U.Va. community and to people who might not report their own victimization because of her story.

The implication is that she cares about harm done to "us" but not to "them."

—David Friedman