Spotlight on Scandal: How the Boston Globe Broke the Story and Covered the Sexual Abuse Crisis
On January 6, 2002, the Boston Globe published an article revealing that over the course of several decades, the Archdiocese of Boston protected priests who were abusing children by moving the priests from parish to parish. Written by the Globe’s Spotlight Team, the article, and hundreds that followed, set off a crisis in the Catholic church that has gained international attention and ultimately led to the resignation of Cardinal Law. Spotlight editor Walter Robinson and his staff describe their coverage of the crisis and respond to questions from the audience.
The panel is introduced by Thomas Mulvoy, retired managing editor for news operations, Boston Globe; and adjunct professor of communication at Boston College.
Presenter(s): Walter Robinson, Matt Carroll, Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer, Stephen Kurkjian
Date: October 23, 2002
Location: Robsham Theater, Boston College
Sponsor(s): Boston College Communication Department; The Church in the 21st Century Initiative
URL: http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/globe/
The information on this page is accurate as of October 2002