Nine apologises to Cameron Smith over Alex McKinnon 60 Minutes interview

May 26, 2016 9:39

The Nine Network has apologised to Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith for failing to seek right of reply and intimating a lack of concern about a tackle which left fellow player Alex McKinnon paralysed.

“I thought it took away from a beautiful story about Alex McKinnon and his fiancée… But that’s in the past now” https://t.co/IxwFxIFxiN

— The NRL Footy Show (@NRLFootyShow) May 25, 2016

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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Pot and kettle 26 May 16

You know – when you’re being slapped for your journalism ethics by the Murdoch muck-racking daily terror, you really must consider that you’ve reached the bottom of the cesspit.: /The Daily Telegraph, in an editorial piece published last year, described 60 Minutes’ failure to approach Smith as: “one of the most irresponsible pieces of journalism ever to have aired on the 60 Minutes program and has left two men shattered, two families devastated and both unnecessarily defending themselves in the light of a dreadful human tragedy.”

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