by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2011
Australian Newsletter Editor Must Pay Libel Fee
Australian online newsletter editor, Mal Davies, must pay $100,000 to Australian anti-animal cruelty charity after a New South Wales Supreme...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2011
Australian Media Inquiry Calls for Stronger Press Council
The chairman of an Australian government inquiry into print media standards suggested that the council start to address all media...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 12, 2011
Should News Outlets Edit Comments?
A Sydney Morning Herald reader complained to the Australian Press Council after he says the newspaper edited his March 21,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2011
Australian Journalist Broke Anti-Discrimination Laws, Judge Says
Australian journalist Andrew Bolt violated a discrimination law in two 2009 articles for News Corp-owned the Herald Sun, the Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2011
Foreign Bribery Charges for News Corp.?
U.S. prosecutors are trying to find out about any "foreign bribery" charges for News Corp., Bloomberg reported earlier this week....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2011
After UK Phone Hacking Scandal, Media Investigation in Australia?
Australia's government announced this week it will investigate Australian media, Agence France Presse reported. The Australian Labor Party "decided that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2011
Australia: “No Plans to Prosecute” Julian Assange
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, Australia's attorney general, Robert McClelland, slammed WikiLeaks and Julian Assange for publishing unredacted diplomatic cables. McClelland claimed that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2011
The Australian Apologizes, Retracts after ‘Erroneous’ Report on PM Julia Gillard
Rupert Murdoch-owned The Australian retracted, corrected, and apologized for publishing fake claims about Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, the Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2011
Four Australian Journalists Lose Jobs after Misleading Viewers
Four journalists for Australian news station Channel 9 have lost their jobs after it was revealed the station's reporters weren't...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2011
Former Australian News Corp Editor Ita Buttrose Claims Murdoch Told her to Tail Someone
Former editor-in-chief of News Corp-owned the Australian Telegraph Ita Buttrose alleges that Rupert Murdoch recommended she "have someone followed" to...