Benedict doesn't buy it. Virgin or Vamp is an important book, but it is also an irritating one. At almost every turn, its intelligent analyses and perceptive observations are undercut by its censorious tone. Her experience researching and writing that book has unfortunately left its mark on this one. Too often, Benedict sounds less like a press critic than a victims' rights advocate.
Similar pieties abound.
That would be too bad. Virgin or Vamp makes an airtight case. As Benedict makes very clear, most of the media haven't a clue.