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END THE MEDIA GATEKEEPING - RELEASE THE EVIDENCE IN THE LUCY CRAIG / JANE DOE CASE
PETITION TO UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP · PUBLISHED

END THE MEDIA GATEKEEPING - RELEASE THE EVIDENCE IN THE LUCY CRAIG / JANE DOE CASE

Demand transparency, impartial reporting, and the publication of source materials by legacy news organizations.

The petition

We, the undersigned, call upon ABC News, CNN, NBC News, CBS News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and every other legacy media organization reporting on the Lucy Craig / Jane Doe controversy to end selective reporting, abandon preferential treatment of either side, and make the underlying Title IX and other evidence in your possession available to the public.

The public deserves evidence, not carefully curated narratives.

For too long, media organizations have controlled the public conversation by selectively publishing excerpts of documents, quoting unidentified sources, and presenting fragments of information while withholding the broader context necessary for readers to reach their own conclusions.

This practice does not promote informed public discussion. It perpetuates the very media circus that these organizations claim to be reporting on objectively.

When a news organization claims to have obtained police records, investigative files, correspondence, text messages, interviews, Title IX investigative material or other evidence relevant to this controversy, the public should not be expected to accept the organization's interpretation without access to the underlying material.

We are tired of being spoon-fed anonymous sources, selective quotations, and the journalistic equivalent of "trust me, bro" - especially when that information is locked behind a paywall.

News organizations frequently possess discretion to publish lawfully obtained materials without being compelled to withhold them by a court order or other legal restriction. Where publication is lawful and consistent with legitimate privacy and safety protections, editorial gatekeeping should not replace public access to the facts.

We therefore demand that media organizations:

  1. Release the underlying evidence. Publish complete, lawfully disclosable source documents, investigative records, relevant communications, and supporting materials relied upon in published reporting, with only necessary redactions.

  2. Stop selective disclosure. Do not publish favorable excerpts while withholding material context that could undermine or materially change the interpretation of those excerpts.

  3. Apply the same standards to everyone. Accusers, defendants, attorneys, institutions, and other participants should all receive equally rigorous scrutiny, regardless of which narrative is more commercially appealing.

  4. End the anonymous-source guessing game. Where source identities must legitimately remain confidential, explain the basis for anonymity, the nature of the source's knowledge, and how significant claims were independently corroborated.

  5. Make supporting evidence publicly accessible. When possible, provide source materials outside subscription paywalls so the public can independently evaluate the reporting.

  6. Distinguish allegations from established facts. Report contested claims as contested, disclose material inconsistencies, and correct misleading impressions with the same prominence as the original reporting.

Journalism Is Not Supposed to Be a Monopoly on the Truth

Protections must not become a blanket excuse for withholding otherwise publishable evidence while simultaneously profiting from sensationalized coverage of that very evidence.

The public does not need another media organization telling it what to think. It needs the information necessary to think for itself.

This controversy involves serious allegations, equally serious consequences for the people involved, and substantial public interest. That makes accuracy, fairness, context, and transparency more important - not less.

Whether the evidence supports the accuser, the defendants, both in part, or neither in full should be a question answered by the evidence itself, not by which media organization controls its release.

Our Demand Is Simple:

Publish the evidence. Provide the context. Report both sides. Let the public decide.

If legacy media organizations truly believe in transparency, accountability, and the public's right to know, they should demonstrate those commitments through their own editorial practices.

Sign this petition to demand an end to selective media gatekeeping in the Lucy Craig / Jane Doe case.

Transparency is not partisan. Evidence should not depend on which side benefits from its publication.

Addressed to Cornell leadership (25 recipients)

Names and titles are supplied by the petition administrator and may describe historical roles. Inclusion is not an assertion that any individual personally adjudicated this matter.

  • 01. Almin Karamehmedovic | President, ABC News | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — ABC News senior publicity and corporate communications contact; NOT Almin's direct address. | Source: https://www.dgepress.com/abcnews/pressrelease/almin-karamehmedovic-named-president-abc-news/
  • 02. Mark Thompson | Chairman and CEO, CNN | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (PUBLIC LISTING) — third-party executive contact directory. | Source: https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/cnn-customer-service-contacts/
  • 03. Bari Weiss | Editor-in-Chief, CBS News | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — published CBS News viewer/editorial feedback channel; NOT Bari's direct address. | Source: https://cbsi.my.salesforce-sites.com/CBSi/articles/en_US/Knowledge/How-can-I-give-feedback-or-report-any-issues?data=&popup=false&template=ottShoTemplate
  • 04. Tom Cibrowski | President and Executive Editor, CBS News | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — published CBS News feedback channel; NOT Tom's direct address. | Source: https://cbsi.my.salesforce-sites.com/CBSi/articles/en_US/Knowledge/How-can-I-give-feedback-or-report-any-issues?data=&popup=false&template=ottShoTemplate
  • 05. Rebecca Blumenstein | President, NBC News Editorial | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — NBC News published press contact; NOT Rebecca's direct address. | Source: https://nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com/nbcnews/2026/05/13/nbc-news-launches-business-in-america-a-network-wide-series-featuring-in-depth-conversations-with-the-worlds-top-ceos/
  • 06. Joseph (Joe) Kahn | Executive Editor, The New York Times | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (PUBLIC LISTING) — third-party executive contact directory, updated July 2026. | Alternative: [email protected] | Source: https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/new-york-times/
  • 07. A. G. Sulzberger | Publisher and Chairman, The New York Times | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — executive editor role mailbox published in executive contact directory; NOT the publisher's personal mailbox. | Source: https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/new-york-times/
  • 08. Matt Murray | Executive Editor, The Washington Post | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (OFFICIAL LISTING) — Washington Post newsroom leadership directory. | Source: https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002940991-Leadership-of-The-Washington-Post-newsroom
  • 09. Jeff D'Onofrio | Publisher and CEO, The Washington Post | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE; HISTORICAL — readers' concerns mailbox officially published in 2013; current routing not confirmed. NOT Jeff's direct address. | Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-reader-representative-for-the-washington-post/2013/03/01/1f7e3278-8297-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html
  • 10. Emma Tucker | Editor-in-Chief, The Wall Street Journal | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (PUBLIC LISTING) — journalist email index; current delivery not independently confirmed. | Source: https://www.specrom.com/wsj.com/
  • 11. Almar Latour | CEO, Dow Jones; Publisher, The Wall Street Journal | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (PUBLIC LISTING) — executive contact directory. | Source: https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/wall-street-journal/
  • 12. Julie Pace | Executive Editor, Associated Press | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (PUBLIC LISTING) — public reproduction of an AP staff message from 2021; historical, not independently tested in 2026. | Source: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Connecting---September-02--2021.html?aid=xVmXJWUlJwc&soid=1116239949582
  • 13. Daisy Veerasingham | President and CEO, Associated Press | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (THIRD-PARTY LISTING) — independent contact directory, NOT confirmed by AP itself. | Source: https://contactout.com/company/The-Associated-Press-98330 | Official alternative: Official alternative (AP public media relations contact from 2021): [email protected] | Alternative source: https://www.ap.org/media-center/press-releases/2021/daisy-veerasingham-named-president-and-ceo-of-the-associated-press/
  • 14. Alessandra Galloni | Editor-in-Chief, Reuters | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — Reuters media contact published in 2026; NOT Alessandra's direct email. | Source: https://www.reuters.com/media-center/alessandra-galloni-delivers-andrew-olle-media-lecture-sydney-2026-07-23/ | Editorial form: https://reutersagency.com/contact-us/
  • 15. Paul Bascobert | President, Reuters | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — Reuters media contact; NOT Paul's direct address. | Source: https://www.reuters.com/media-center/reuters-wins-financial-communications-society-portfolio-awards-telly-awards-2026-05-26/ | Editorial form: https://reutersagency.com/contact-us/
  • 16. Suzanne Scott | CEO, Fox News Media | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — official corporate communications executive; NOT Suzanne's direct address. | Source: https://press.foxnews.com/press/media-contacts
  • 17. Jay Wallace | President and Executive Editor, Fox News Media | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — official media relations contact; NOT Jay's direct address. | Source: https://press.foxnews.com/press/media-contacts
  • 18. Porter Berry | President and Editor-in-Chief, Fox News Digital | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (OFFICIAL LISTING) — official Fox News correction inquiries contact. | Source: https://press.foxnews.com/press/media-contacts
  • 19. Terry Tang | Executive Editor, Los Angeles Times | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — LA Times readers' representative for journalistic standards/complaints; NOT Terry's direct address. | Source: https://www.latimes.com/newsroom-directory
  • 20. Sara Just | Senior Executive Producer, PBS NewsHour | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE — official PBS NewsHour viewer feedback inbox, explicitly distributed to senior staff; NOT Sara's direct email. | Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/contact-us/
  • 21. Jeffrey Goldberg | Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantic | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (PUBLIC THIRD-PARTY INDEX) — collected journalist address, NOT independently confirmed by The Atlantic or tested. | Alternative: [email protected] | Individual source: https://www.journalistfinder.com/theatlantic.com/ | Editorial source: https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/magazine/pdfs/202404.pdf
  • 22. John Micklethwait | Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg News | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (HISTORICAL PUBLIC BYLINE) — appears in Bloomberg-syndicated articles from 2017–2018; current validity not confirmed. | Alternative: [email protected] | Individual source: https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/Trump-Says-Thinking-About-Indexing-Capital-Gains-13194688.php | Standards source: https://www.bloomberg.com/help/question/submit-feedback-news-coverage/
  • 23. Katherine Maher | President and CEO, NPR | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (PUBLIC LISTING) — third-party executive contact directory. | Source: https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/npr-customer-service-contacts/
  • 24. Jonathan Greenberger | Global Editor-in-Chief, POLITICO | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: VIA OFFICE / ALTERNATIVE; HISTORICAL — POLITICO Europe editorial mailbox; NOT Jonathan's direct email and NOT a dedicated US executive inbox. Verify routing before use. | Source: https://archive.li/VsE3z
  • 25. Paula Kerger | President and CEO, PBS | Email: [email protected] | Contact type: DIRECT (PUBLIC LISTING) — third-party executive contact directory. | Source: https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/pbs-customer-service-contacts/

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