by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2011
New Standards for Reporting on Suicides in Australia
The Australian press council recently published new "guidelines covering the reporting of suicide," according to The Australian. The guidelines now...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2011
Did Australian News Corp Papers Bury the News Corp Scandal?
The Australian Center for Independent Journalism studied news reporting on the News of the World phone hacking scandal in Australia,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 24, 2011
Will Australia Get New Media Laws Following UK Phone Hacking Scandal?
Despite calls for a new media laws in Australia, the country's attorney general, Robert McClelland, "has ruled out trying to...
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 Jun 09, 2011
News Corp.-Owned Newspaper Perth Now Posts Fake News Story about News Corp. Owner Murdoch
Media Bistro's Fishbowl NY reported that Perth Now published a fake story about Rupert Murdoch. The story reportedly claimed Murdoch...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2011
Australian Newspaper Alleges Competitor Plagiarized
The Age newspaper accused the Herald Sun of plagiarizing its June 3 report on police bugging. According to The Age's...
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 Mar 16, 2011
WikiLeaks-Based Reports Cause Libel Lawsuits Filed by Indonesian Union
Two Australian newspapers and the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia are being sued by an Indonesian union for $1 billion...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2011
TV7 Outed Gay AU Politician, Ruled Justified Invasion of Privacy?
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) recently ruled that a TV network was justified in outing politician David Campbell...