On September 14, The New York Review of Books published an essay entitled "Reflections from a Hashtag" by disgraced CBC broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi. In the era of #MeToo, the responsibility of media organizations is to report and publish in accordance with a sharp awareness of the power dynamics that underlie voice and narrative. In his essay, Ghomeshi manipulates the reader through a 'self-humanizing' narrative - a narrative that dismisses the stories of his accusers as "Inaccurate" and fails to portray any genuine remorse. Buruma continues to stand by his decision to publish the essay. The NYRB amended the essay with a preface stating that they should have made an acknowledgement of the allegations against Ghomeshi, and that the following issue would feature letters to the editors in response to the essay. Last year, alongside the emergence of the #MeToo movement, The Varsity Editorial Board noted that the role of the media is to ensure that journalism "Does not further contribute to the conditions that make coming forward about sexual violence so difficult." Ultimately, it is difficult to understand what media organizations hope to achieve by featuring the perspectives of alleged perpetrators. By locating the maldistribution of power in society, media can recognize that, sometimes, to not publish and provide platform is itself a worthwhile ideal of journalism. Read more