by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2012
Australia’s The Age Defends 2010 Report on Political Database of Personal Info
The Age's editor-in-chief, Paul Ramadge, defended the newspaper's access of the "ALP electoral database in the lead-up to the 2010...
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by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2012
Australian Gov Media Inquiry Report Published, Press Council ‘Welcomes’ Recommendations
In the past year, there have been two reviews of Australia's media. The Finkelstein Inquiry, as we have written, was...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2012
Malaysian Newspaper Apologizes, Retracts Story Reporting Wrong Quote, Politician May Sue for Libel
Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times issued a substantial retraction and apology May 3 for a May 2 article headlined "Observer...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
Australia’s Herald Sun: Sorry we Broke Embargo, Named Hamish Blake TV Show Award Winner before Broadcast, It was an Accident
Australian newspaper the Herald Sun apologized for breaking an embargo and naming comedian Hamish Blake the "Gold Logie winner two...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2012
Australian News Site Crikey Joins Press Council
Australian "independent journalism" news site Crikey announced March 19 its publisher Private Media is accepting the Australian Press Council's invitation...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2012
Australian Govt. Inquiry into Press Calls for Govt Funded, Independent Regulator
The Australian government published an "independent report" analyzing media regulation called for a new "News Media Council" with regulatory powers...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
Women Weekly Doctors Photo of Model Deborah Hutton
Australian magazine Women Weekly was criticized for doctoring a cover photo of 50-year-old model Deborah Hutton in an opinion column...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2012
3 Anonymous Sources to be named for Australian Defamation Suit
An Australian Supreme Court called for three journalists from Australia's The Age newspaper to identify three anonymous sources in order...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2012
Australian Press Council Rules Parts of Weekly Times Article Inaccurate
The Australian Press Council ruled that parts of a February 9, 2011 story in The Weekly Times were inaccurate, according...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2011
Accusations that News Corp Director Lachlan Murdoch Bribed?
In late November, Lachlan Murdoch was accused of being complicit in bribery of a political official in 1998, the Associated...