A former Victorian editor of The Australian newspaper has been accused of biased reporting by outgoing Office of Police Integrity director Michael Strong.
Simon Overland
Get Baldy: Herald Sun’s blatant campaign to knife Simon Overland
On Friday, in one of the most extraordinary editorials ever seen in Australian journalism, the Herald Sun claimed in a straight-faced manner that it had not run a “vendetta” to get rid of former Victoria Police chief commissioner Simon Overland.
OPI report: secret deals and media manipulation
A report released this week reveals a trail of misinformation, secret deals and media manipulation by a ministerial adviser that in part provoked the resignation of Victorian Police Commissioner Simon Overland.
Crikey Says: Crikey says: crossing the line? What line?
Today media writer Margaret Simons provides a forensic breakdown of the OPI report tabled in Victorian Parliament this morning entitled Crossing the Line.
Tangle of media self-interest at the heart of Overland saga
Sometime in the next couple of months, probably in August, the Victorian Office of Police Integrity will release its report on the complaint that Police Commissioner Simon Overland made against his deputy, Sir Ken Jones. Media leaking and media conduct will be at the heart of that report.
Hands up who failed stats: Overland resigns
The Victorian Ombudsman has found that Police Commissioner Simon Overland was solely responsible for the release of assault statistics he knew were bodgie just before the Victorian election.
Simons: more questions for The Oz, police on Operation Neath
A lack of police understanding about newspaper production schedules was apparently behind the premature publication by The Australian newspaper of information about an anti-terrorism operation. Margaret Simons details the long-awaited police report.
Silence is golden in reporting News’ incompetence over Storm
It is clear that the Melbourne Storm salary cap rort was allowed to continue by News Ltd and its senior management because of inadequate governance.
Simons: on the drip from the OPI? Not likely
What’s next in the torrid business of The Australian, the rest of the media, the Victoria Police and the Office of Police Integrity? Cameron Stewart’s source may well be charged.
Hedley Thomas defends Overland story: ‘… the facts speak for themselves’
Hedley Thomas responds to Margaret Simons’ story Vendetta journalism? The murky story behind The Oz, the OPI and Overland published in yesterday’s edition.
Vendetta journalism? The murky story behind The Oz, the OPI and Overland
Evidence in The Oz’s campaign on Overland and the OPI has been used selectively what is missing is understanding and context. The final result is something warped and dangerous in journalism.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Tough for new recruits in NGOs
Several NGOs are struggling with recruitment, with one major aid organisation hiring a not-so-ideal candidate out of necessity, while another watches the way staff are chewed up and spat out.
The Oz risked police lives with terror scoop, says top cop
Today’s scoop by The Oz on an alleged terrorist plot has been accused of endangering the lives of police officers by revealing details of the arrest of terror suspects.
Somali politics is just as much about clan as it is religion
Some reporting and analysis of today’s raids in The Oz of an alleged terrorist group showed a laughable ignorance of Somali and/or Muslim cultures.
Crikey Says: Ethics aside, a big day for The Oz
Two giant exclusives on the front page of The Australian today are worthy of applaud, but what happened to ethics in journalism?
Guy Rundle: Digging deep for the roots of urban violence
Respect: that is the demand beneath most of the violence that’s suddenly become more visible, mobile, and common.
From internet to lunch: CFMEU bikie rumour takes wing
A minor kerfuffle has erupted over bikie gang comments apparently made by Victoria Police Chief Comissioner Simon Overland.
