In their ever growing commitment to admirable reporting of the day’s serious issues, the New York Post has revealed that the unnamed victim in Saturday’s high-profile alleged rape by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn lives in housing for HIV victims.

The paper stopped short of revealing the woman’s HIV status specifically, but not out of any journalistic integrity. No, the rag rather couldn’t get the people who run the housing to disclose the confidential data about the woman, even citing medical privacy laws in the piece. Just not, you know, respecting them, or anything.

The paper described the woman’s movements over the years across a few apartments, adding:

According to the agency, it is not uncommon for people with HIV/AIDS to move around.

Housing Works, the agency the Post IDs in their article, condemns the paper’s irresponsibility in publishing the information:

“The Post’s reckless disregard for the sexual assault survivor’s confidentiality potentially jeopardizes her relationships with friends, family, and coworkers, and further victimizes a woman who may have already suffered a grievous attack,” said Housing Works. “The tabloid headline of the story, as well as its glib, vulgar lead sentence are a transparent attempt to fan the flames of AIDSphobia.”

The Post says at the beginning of the piece that Strauss-Kahn “may have more to worry about than a possible prison sentence.” The actual chance of a male contracting HIV from a female during standard heterosexual sex is virtually nil.

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Oh, snap!

Earlier this week, the venerable NYC-area paper of record the New York Post posted some stills of the internet sensation Erin Andrews peephole video and published them in print. Despite the sensitive handling of the story- (quote: ESPN HOTTIE ERIN ANDREWS IN PEEP SHOCKER, NUDE HOTEL VIDEO SPLASHED ONLINE) ESPN has banned the Post and any staffers from the network following the coverage. In a statement, senior VP of communications Chris LaPlaca explained the decision:

“While we understand the Post’s decision to cover this as a news story, their running photos obtained in such a fashion went well beyond the boundaries of common decency in the interest of sensationalism.”

So, did the Post respond with a well-worded reply? Nah- they decided to address the matter as all esteemed journalistic professionals might- on Page Six. In the gossip column, the Post contends that Andrews would have gone un-ID’d in the salacious video had ESPN not outed the sportscaster in a legal letter.

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New York Post Cartoon Controversy

The cartoon, created by Sean Delonas and printed in Wednesday’s New York Post, shows police shooting a chimp dead, then saying: “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.”

Chimp Attack Connection

The image is presumably related to an incident in Stamford, Connecticut on Monday in which a chimpanzee escaped a woman’s home and attacked her friend. Officers ended up shooting and killing the animal.

The caption in Delonas’ New York Post cartoon is being interpreted by some as a reference to Obama, since — while he didn’t actually author it — he was the driving force behind the recently passed stimulus bill. The Rev. Al Sharpton tells the Associated Press the image is “troubling at best, given the historic racist attacks of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys.” Sharpton also called upon the Post to clarify its intentions with the drawing.

NY Post Chimp Cartoon Response

The New York Post countered Sharpton’s statement and declared it was standing behind the cartoon. The publication’s editor-in-chief issued the following response:

“The cartoon is a clear parody of a current news event, to wit the shooting of a violent chimpanzee in Connecticut. It broadly mocks Washington’s efforts to revive the economy. Again, Al Sharpton reveals himself as nothing more than a publicity opportunist.”

Cartoonist Sean Delonas went on to call Sharpton’s accusations “absolutely friggin’ ridiculous” during a phone interview with CNN Wednesday afternoon.

“Do you really think I’m saying Obama should be shot? I didn’t see that in the cartoon,” he said. “It’s about the economic stimulus bill. If you’re going to make that about anybody, it would be [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi, which it’s not.”

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