{"id":4990,"date":"2014-12-04T10:03:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/?p=4990"},"modified":"2015-07-20T11:37:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T16:37:41","slug":"bill-cosby-full-press-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2014\/12\/bill-cosby-full-press-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Cosby: Full Press Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, comedian Bill Cosby resigned as a trustee of Temple University<\/a> in Philadelphia, on whose board he sat 32 years.<\/p>\n

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Bill Cosby, 2010. Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em> reports the decision came after a petition drive and other pressure on the performer’s alma mater, which followed a flurry of news this fall on years’-old allegations of sexual assaults, for which Cosby never has been charged. The newspaper stated Dec. 1 that “at least 20 women” have accused him of drugging then having sexual relations with them.<\/p>\n

Cosby, 77, said he resigned because “I have always wanted to do what would be in the best interests of the university and its students.”<\/p>\n

Where do the Cosby allegations fit in journalism ethics? Media critics have noted the standard for entertainment journalism, where Cosby stories usually run, can be softer.<\/p>\n

Yet the accusations have not been hidden. When the performer was sued, it was reported. When responsible media have published or aired general profiles of Cosby, the allegations have been included.<\/p>\n

In November, two respected journalists have written that they wished they had placed more emphasis on this aspect when they wrote about him.<\/p>\n