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Nancy Levine
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I am curious about why The New York Times has not reported on developments related to the Child Victims Act in New York State. The proposed legislation, authored and long-championed by Assemblywoman Margaret Markey would eliminate civil and criminal statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse.
The New York Daily News has been reporting news related to the proposed legislation. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he is backing the bill. The Catholic Church paid lobby firms $2 million to block the legislation. Supporters of the legislation are planning to march across the Brooklyn Bridge this Sunday, June 3.
The Times has published items related to the Child Victims Act in the past. Why isn’t the newspaper following up on news related to its previously published 2014 opinion piece authored by the Editorial Board, and a 2009 story about the embattled legislation?
Given the spate of news items about sexual abuse, e.g., Sandusky, Cosby, Hastert, Baylor University, etc., why isn’t news about the Child Victims Act the focus of a “coverage cluster” about sexual abuse, as part of The Times’ new editorial strategy?
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