Press Council censured Herald Sun over AFL agent court case article

February 22, 2017 4:58

The Australian Press Council has censured News Corp’s Herald Sun over its article ‘Strategic Error Will Cost Agent’ for failing to take reasonable steps to ensure it was accurate and not misleading.

The article, published on the 8th of June 2016, referred to a judgement of the Supreme Court of Victoria relating to the departure of Liam Pickering, an accredited agent for AFL players, from Strategic Management Australia to depart a new firm.

It implied Pickering had “suffered a significant defeat” and did not reflect the Court’s conclusion that “both parties have won and lost”.

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Abigail Dawson

Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.