article_snippet.sent: Stock and Duffin - who were referred to by pseudonyms in the story - would have been able to tell Erdley that there were serious inconsistencies between what Jackie had told Stock and Duffin - who were referred to by pseudonyms in the story - and the story the article credulously repeated.
article_snippet.sent: When asked whether Jackie should have Jackie identity revealed, Stock said: 'I don't see any point in further shaming Jackie.
article_snippet.sent: I think Jackie's learned Jackie lesson.
article_snippet.sent: I think the next article Jackie comes out with it's going to be hard for people to take seriously.'
article_snippet.sent: The men surrounding Jackie began to laugh.
article_snippet.sent: Erdely had asked repeatedly for the name of the supposed attacker, but Jackie said Jackie was not 'comfortable' with the idea of man to man being contacted for the story.
article_snippet.sent: But they ultimately decided to rely on Jackie for virtually all the information in the account, which led to inconsistencies not being discovered until after publication.
article_snippet.sent: Erdely asked Jackie again for the name once the public interrogation of Jackie account began.
article_snippet.sent: This time Jackie agreed - but This time emerged Jackie did not even know how to spell the surname of the man, referred to as 'Drew' in the story.
article_snippet.sent: Experts at Columbia concluded that Erdely, Jackie editors, and the fact-checking department all failed to try hard enough to speak to the accused, and other people mentioned in the story.
article_snippet.sent: Sean Woods, one of Jackie's editors, described the scandal over the article as 'It's been an extraordinarily painful and humbling experience'.
article_snippet.sent: However, in the case of Jackie and Jackie account of Jackie traumatic rape, I did not go far enough to verify Jackie story. '
article_snippet.sent: I allowed my concern for Jackie's well-being, my fear of re-traumatizing Jackie, and my confidence in Jackie credibility to take the place of more questioning and more facts.
highlights_snippet.sent: Erdely wrote article based on interviews with victim 'Jackie'
  Did not speak to Alex Stock or Ryan Duffin, who were portrayed poorly .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Alex Stock or Ryan Duffin, who were portrayed poorly could have revealed Jackie's unreliability before story went to press .
  