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Cornell students reveal heart-wrenching sex assault ordeals at emotional campus meeting: ‘I am also speaking as Jane Doe’

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Speakers criticized the university’s leadership, called for changes in its handling of complaints, and voiced anger over fraternity culture

What the coverage shows

Most outlets focus on Gov. Kathy Hochul shifting the Cornell case to state Attorney General Letitia James, with Reuters, AP, The Hill and the Times all centering the takeover and next steps. Reuters and AP foreground Hochul’s criticism of police and prosecutors, while Politico is alone in highlighting possible changes to New York’s rape law. CNN uniquely shifts to the online “I am Jane Doe” campaign, and The Independent alone in one extract emphasizes the new probe after Hochul “lost faith” in local prosecutors.

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