{"id":10524,"date":"2017-11-23T22:31:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T22:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeandnews.com\/articles\/?p=10524"},"modified":"2017-11-23T22:31:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T22:31:48","slug":"the-way-we-tell-the-story-of-hollywood-sexual-assault-and-harassment-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeandnews.com\/articles\/the-way-we-tell-the-story-of-hollywood-sexual-assault-and-harassment-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"The way we tell the story of Hollywood sexual assault and harassment matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarah L. Cook<\/a>, Georgia State University<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Reporter Paula Froelich claims she once observed Harvey Weinstein assault a woman at a book party<\/a>. Her editor responded with, \u201cMaybe it\u2019s not really a story.\u201d <\/p>\n

As it turns out, Weinstein and others are becoming a never-ending story, as more women reveal experiences with powerful men \u2013 not just in Hollywood, but across multiple industries. This story typically has two acts. First come the women\u2019s reports \u2013 followed by the inevitable dismissal and undermining of them.<\/p>\n

As a scholar who has studied violence against women for more than 20 years<\/a> and watched public outrage over harassment and assault wax and wane, my question is: Could this time be different?<\/p>\n