Manufacturing consent

Untangling the Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations, and the Tortoise Media investigation that is both flawed and important

TRIGGER WARNING: this piece contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault.

I came across the Neil Gaiman story via a post that landed in my Instagram feed on Friday morning. I saw that Gaiman had been accused of sexual assault and as someone who reports on sexual assault committed by powerful figures, I immediately wanted to know more.