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Developing tonight a number of media outlets are showing support for "rolling stone" magazine after the publication was slammed over a discredited story over a gang rape at a fraternity house. despite the fact a columbia university team called the report a complete journalism failure, some suggesting that even though the story was fabricated or at least grossly wrong, it achieved a noble goal, saying it shed light on an epidemic of rape on college campuses. a uva graduate brit the ends justify the means maybe in the minds of some. >> that's what it sounds like megyn. it's very disturbing to me...

Developing tonight a number of media outlets are showing support for "rolling stone" magazine after the publication was slammed over a discredited story over a gang rape at a fraternity house. despite the fact a columbia university team called the report a complete journalism failure, some suggesting that even though the story was fabricated or at least grossly wrong, it achieved a noble goal, saying it shed light on an epidemic of rape on college campuses. a uva graduate brit the ends justify the means maybe in the minds of some. >> that's what it sounds like megyn. it's very disturbing to me...

"rolling stone" now says it's article act an alleged gang rape at a university campus fraternity was wrong t. retraction comes from the columbian journalism school cowles it a journalism failure when reporting on this story. >> let's turn to our cnn media correspondents they have both been following this story very closely. great to have you both in studio here. sarah, was there any part of this "rolling stone" story that was true? >> well they retracted the whole thing, but there was a big clunk of it in the middle of the story the overarching theme the university of virginia historically did...