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Tasmania fumes over media misconduct : Comments
By Mark Poynter, published 7/7/2010The ABC should be accountable for the social, economic, and political damage caused by a poorly researched episode of 'Australian Story'.
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Most conspiracy theorists are not turned into "heroes" by the media, for the obvious reason that most are crazy. The able investigative journalists have these cranks ringing them up all hours. The better news providers do make the occasional error, but they do have some kind of quality control in place. The tabloid papers and low rent current affairs shows do not. With shows like "Australian Story", the ABC does seem to have difficulty at times deciding whether it's a serious news source or a tabloid/low rent rag.