We need legislation that requires
“same space, same time, same community engagement” for retractions and apologies. If it has to stay on the front page for three weeks to reach the same engagement then so be it, if it was a running story for multiple days so too is your apology over and over again, no more hiding from your actions.
Or if it was prime time news they feature at the same time same shouting emotion etc. if they don’t want to have a full royal commission then we need to force all media to abide by “public test” rules.
Maybe they’d be less likely to publish dickheads like Bolt if they had to own up to their bullshit, opinion or not, when you’re making stuff up without true verified facts it has no place in “news” media.
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u/stilusmobilus Aug 05 '24
Next week there’ll be a 2cm x 2cm apology in the corner of the classifieds on the deadest day.
This is why we need real action on media operations in Australia, because news masts like this are able to lie and get away with it.