Rebecca Corbett

Rebecca Corbett, Investigations Editor at The New York Times, delivered the annual Reuters Memorial Lecture on 2 March 2020 at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. Corbett oversaw the NYT’s investigations into allegations of rape and sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein which led to a series of women telling their stories as part of the #MeToo movement. Below is a transcript of her talk. Just a week ago, Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape. The outcome of his trial was by no means a foregone…