Where honourable journalism goes to die

Even as Nine’s 60 Minutes crew were in their final hours of detention in Beirut yesterday after kidnap charges were dropped, Dr Mumbo notes it was tabloid television as usual in the newsroom of Nine News Melbourne.

Nine and Seven were both chasing the story of Chris Woods, who was allegedly shoved onto tracks as a train approached.

Of course, there’s one journalistic tradition when dealing with the subject of stories – use whatever means are necessary to persuade them not to speak to your rival.

Dowsley: “Dodgy”

McGrath: “nasty”