Press Council

Fifteen years ago, when I was at uni studying Anthropology, Political Discourse, and the Hegemony of the Hate Media, I couldn’t have foreseen the day I’d be eager to defend Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers.

The author and her colleagues head off to morning conference. Photo: AP

Back then I also thought a belly button piercing would give me a certain je ne sais quoi, when all it gave me was a deep and revolting infection. Things change.

But although I can feel my gorge and my blood pressure rise when I hear the way politicians pretend adverse media coverage is to blame for their entirely self-created debacles, it’s still hard to leap into the fray.

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    12:00pm | 22/09/11

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The Greens are taking The Punch to the Press Council over my column of last Friday accusing them of pushing Pauline Hanson ahead of the ALP by refusing a preference swap with Labor at last weekend’s NSW election.

Fiona Byrne? Yeah, the name rings a bell…Photo: Ray Strange

If the Press Council rules against us we will happily publish its ruling on the site, as we have done in the past.

Advertiser political editor Mark Kenny used the same terminology as I did on Saturday to describe the Greens’ position, but re-worded it after the party complained to avoid an ongoing stoush. I’m happy to let the stoush continue.

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  • rob613 says:

    05:21pm | 10/04/11

    Still haven’t corrected your ‘story’ David? I wonder how brave you would be if you did not have uncle Rupert’s small army of lawyers to protect you against libel claims? Read more »

  • Doug Evans says:

    10:25pm | 09/04/11

    Of course you’re not apologizing. Someone who apologizes thinks he/she has have some journalistic integrity. Why would you apologize?  Published lies gain enough credibility to give disingenuous politicians the material they need for their next doorstop and always suck in a few punters. You’ve done OK. And it’s so embarrassing… Read more »

 

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