Sky News and ACMA face scrutiny at latest media diversity inquiry hearing

Calum Jaspan

September 6, 2021 5:12

Sky News Australia CEO, Paul Whittaker said during the media diversity in Australia senate hearing today that YouTube’s process in handing out a warning and subsequent ban “lacks transparency”, and added that the ban was an “overreaching” of its powers.

Whittaker appeared in front of the Environment and Communications References Committee in relation to the broadcasters seven day ban from YouTube at the end of July. As a result of which, he said Sky News removed 18 videos, in addition to the 23 taken down by YouTube.

Committee chair Senator Sarah Hanson-Young appeared frustrated with Whittaker at one point, as she pressed him to say whether or not he accepted the assessment that Sky News had aired misinformation, which Whittaker ultimately rejected.

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Calum Jaspan

Calum Jaspan was news editor at Mumbrella, based in Melbourne. He was also the producer and host of the Mumbrellacast. He left Mumbrella in May 2023.