University of Canberra journalism academic Julie Posetti has accused The Australian of bullying tactics by running an incorrect story yesterday complaining she failed to disclose the newspaper was threatening her with legal action in an ABC radio interview about Twitter.
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Simons: Linnell goes to ground, and Mitchell says he barely knows him
Garry Linnell, who has just departed as editor of The Daily Telegraph, is not normally slow to say his piece. Which makes his silence this morning on the question of why he has left News Limited rather deafening.
Media briefs: Tele apologises to mum … SMH & the Greens … Front page of the day …
War of words over Australian profits, losses … Mum’s the word on bully boy … Mixed messages at the SMH … Front page of the Day and more …
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: Global warming and the Oz … don’t read all about it
For a paper whose editor Chris Mitchell says it really does believe in climate change, there has been very little coverage in The Australian of the three organisations that have recently found that 2010 was the warmest year on record or at least close to it.
Mungo MacCallum: Mungo: Chris Mitchell and The Oz … it just ain’t cricket
The Australian again has become a haven for sceptics, deniers and downright nutters.
My Cup Of Tea: Why do unis still support the Australian Literary Review?
In the wake of #twitdef, The Australian no longer deserves university funding for the Australian Literary Review, writes Ben Eltham in his weekly arts column My Cup of Tea.
Holmes: Stop ignoring the key #twitdef issue
Jonathan Holmes gives his damning assessment of the Chris Mitchell vs. Julia Possetti #twitdef case. Rather than focusing on the exact wording of a tweet, Mitchell should pay attention to the harsh criticism being levelled against his paper by a disenchanted ex-journo.
Crikey Says: Most journalists…
Today, Professor of Journalism at Bond University and the author of The Journalist’s Guide to Media Law Mark Pearson states the obvious in Crikey.
Posetti receives letter of demand from Chris Mitchell, and a special invitation
The editor in Chief of The Australian newspaper, Chris Mitchell, has sent a letter of demand to journalism academic, Julie Posetti, confirming he will pursue her for defamation over a series of tweets .
Note to The Australian: Twitter is not a newspaper
When Oz editor Chris Mitchell complains that Julie Posetti didn’t contact him to get his side of the story before tweeting, he completely misses the point.
Rundle: Mitchell’s own goal on the eco fascist line
If the editor of The Australian firms up defamation law as regards the metaphorical use of the “fascist” tag, then he will have handed innumerable people a precedent with which to target every News Ltd columnist and blogger who’s muttered about “greenshirts”, eco-Nazis or the like.
Grog on #twitdef
From one blogger attacked by The Australian to the other, Greg Jericho — formerly known as Grog of Grog’s Gamut — discusses the defamation case by editor-in-chief of The Oz Chris Mitchell against academic Julie Posetti. Typical of The Oz and its war against new media, says Jericho.
The Oz v Twitter: tape recording soon to surface
The accuracy of a series of tweets at the centre of a landmark defamation case is about to be proved or disproved, thanks to the release of a tape recording of the conference where the alleged defamation occurred.
Keane: a partisan paper now wants to silence dissenters
The Australian’s lack of interest in intellectual substance and quality debate has now become an effort to silence them elsewhere. The editor-in-chief’s decision to sue for comments on Twitter is a new low.
Mitchell on defamation: ‘neither the paper nor I would ever sue’
Threats by editor-in-chief of the Australian Chris Mitchell to sue journalism academic Julie Posetti are all bluff.
The ‘torture’ of writing about climate change at The Oz
A former senior News Limited journalist has described trying to write about human-induced climate change at The Australian newspaper as “torture” and has blamed the editor-in-chief for limiting coverage on the topic because he has “taken a political view”.
The tell-all book: Oz editor offered to quit, Big Harto gawked at Mrs Garrett
Bruce Guthrie’s Man Bites Murdoch contains a treasure trove of titbits that will have media watchers feverishly scanning the index when it hits bookshops on Wednesday. Here are the the juiciest highlights.
Gillard thanked us for being fair and balanced: The Oz editor
The Australian editor-in-chief Chris Mitchell claims Julia Gillard praised the paper’s “fair and balanced coverage”, dismissing renewed criticism from Bob Brown and press gallery veterans over its editorial agenda.
Upheaval at ALR as editor booted amid funding deal
Tensions are running high at The Australian newspaper over the editorship of its storied literary supplement, with respected helmsman Stephen Romei shunted from his position in favour of the paper’s Higher Education editor Luke Slattery.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey not serious on climate change
Crikey readers weigh in on climate change and Rundle’s call for a climate change Mao, Crikey’s love for The Oz and TV ratings.
Crikey Says: Accountability seems to be a one-way street
It’s no coincidence that the only editor prepared to engage in the debate around Spinning the Media happens to run the only truly vibrant, intelligent newspaper in the country.
Spinning the Media: The editors fire back. Or don’t.
Newspaper editors respond to the results of Crikey’s Spinning the Media study, which found over half of their news is generated by PR.
Chris Mitchell on pervasive PR, press releases, and paywalls
Yesterday, Crikey revealed that over half of Australia’s newspaper stories are driven by PR. Editor-in-chief of The Oz, Chris Mitchell, fires back at the claims.
The rocky romance between Rudd and The Australian
Kevin Rudd’s close relationship with The Australian editor Chris Mitchell helped get him into office, says Peter Hartcher, but the honeymoon is now well and truly over.
