The rise of the #MeToo movement over the past three years meant allegations of sexual assault against powerful figures typically received wall-to-wall media coverage, with allegations against Brett Kavanaugh receiving near-constant coverage on television news for more than a month. Yet, when it comes to the allegations against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by Tara Reade, news outlets have been only too eager to move on, publicly question her allegations or even attack her personally.