Lori Falce: Why we write about sex abuse

PITTSBURGH (PA)
TribLive

February 27, 2020

By Lori Falce

“But why do you have to put it up there in black and white? Why does there have to be a headline? Why can’t you just let it go?”

I‘ve had this conversation before.

“Why do you have to write about Jerry Sandusky? It makes Penn State look bad.”

“Why do you have to write about the grand jury report? It makes the Catholic church look bad.”

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