by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2014
Were Asylum Seekers ‘burned,’ tortured by Australian Navy? ABC Said so
The Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) has been slammed for its report about allegations that the Australian Navy mistreated asylum seekers....
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2012
Australian Media Watchdog Apologizes after Govt Regulator Rules it Broke Code
Australia's Media Watch apologized after not contacting the Australian Daily Telegraph for comment in a 2011 report criticizing the Telegraph...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2011
Media Watchdog Apologizes 20 Years Later for Accusing TV Reporter Angela Pearman of Faking Interview
Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s Media Watch program apologized in early June to Angela Pearman, a newscaster, for accusing her in 1991...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2011
Australian TV News Program Busted for Photoshopping Headstone Image
Australian Broadcasting Corporation's MediaWatch program (and accompanying website) detailed an error with Today Tonight's report on a "commemorative plaque given to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2011
ABC Australia Updates Editorial Policy for Public Broadcasting
Public broadcasting company, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC), has released new editorial guidelines. Independent journalism website Crikey described the new...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2010
Australian Journalist Argues Online Linking Part of Transparency
Jacinda Woodhead wrote for the Australian Broadcast Corp. that in the interest of transparency, news organizations should link to source...
by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2010
Science journal runs fake climate image with letter, doesn’t disclose
Australian Broadcasting Corp's ABC News Watch called out the journal Science for publishing a fake climate image with its letter on global...
by Molika Ashford on Oct 26, 2009
Bioethicist Cites Bad Flu Reporting, Asks: Can We Really Expect Any Better From Journalism?
The spring and fall flu seasons this year have spurred a flood of sensationalist medical reporting focused on the H1N1...
by Molika Ashford on Sep 26, 2009
Bad Astronomy Calls Out Australia’s ABC On Vaccine Reporting
Bad Astronomy, a Discover Magazine blog by astronomer Phil Plait that covers bad science and bad science journalism, unveiled a...