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Press Council says news.com stories failed to meet journalism standards

Press Council says news.com stories failed to meet journalism standards

The Australian Press Council has declared that a series of crime stories published at News.com failed the meet the required journalistic standards. In February 2021 the News Corp owned site published two stories highlighting that sadistic child killer Robin Reid was being considered for parole after serving nearly 40 years in prison. The Press Council […]

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News watchdog says same sex marriage article was not accurate

News watchdog says same sex marriage article was not accurate

Online news provider news.com has been found to have described a Brisbane protest held during the 2017 marriage postal survey in terms that were “inaccurate” and “not factual”. On the 8th of September the website posted an article that described a protest outside a church in Brisbane with the titleĀ Marriage equality supporters clash with churchgoers […]

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Shorten concerned plebiscite will spur homophobia in Australia

Shorten concerned plebiscite will spur homophobia in Australia

Labor leader Bill Shorten has said he’s concerned that the government’s plan for a plebiscite on marriage equality will lead to increased levels of homophobia in Australia. The Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition faced off against each other in the third debate of the election campaign, this time it was an online […]

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