Article 5MTY1 Jimmy Savile: 10 years on, what has changed in uncovering abuse?

Jimmy Savile: 10 years on, what has changed in uncovering abuse?

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Jonathan Maitland
from World news | The Guardian on (#5MTY1)

As TV revisits the scandal, the author of an acclaimed play about it asks what the media and key institutions have learned - and whether survivors are now treated any better

Journalistic parlour game question: what are the most significant news stories of the past decade? Few would argue with the pandemic and Brexit. Not far behind, perhaps, is the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Not many stories change our world. This one did. It transformed how we deal with allegations of sexual assault. We reassessed our attitude to celebrity. We saw more clearly than ever how morally corrupt institutions could be. It was the harbinger of the #MeToo movement.

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