Sunrise’s Samantha Armytage calls for consumers to boycott Woman’s Day and The Daily Mail
Sunrise host Samantha Armytage has taken to social media to hit out at media outlets including Bauer’s weekly magazine Woman’s Day, and online tabloid The Daily Mail.
Armytage said the publications produce rubbish journalism and should be illegal.
An earlier version of the post also called for the boycott of News Corp’s Sunday paper The Sunday Telegraph, however references to the paper appear to have now been removed.
“The silliness around my private life in the tabloids right now has reached peak stupidity,” Armytage said in an Instagram post.
“I ask you all to ignore (& not buy!!) Woman’s Day & the Daily Mail.
“The ‘sources’ quoted are made up. It’s rubbish ‘journalism’ & should be illegal.”
Armytage said paparazzi sit outside her house and follow her all day. She said once the photos are taken, these publications buy them, and retrofit made-up stories to match the images.
“It’s boring for me, & no doubt for you too,” she said to her social media fans.
Armytage has previously clashed with The Daily Mail over images showing an outline of her underwear, which the publication labelled “granny panties”. The publisher subsequently apologised.
The Daily Mail declined to comment. Bauer has yet to respond to requests for comment.
I have refused to buy these cheap trashy magazines for years because non of the stories are true, they are all just made up rubbish.
Why is this not slander and how do they get away with it??? Don’t waste your money supporting this garbage so called journalism!!!!
It’s about time magazines like New Idea and Woman’s Day realise the rubbish they print is beyond stupidity. How many times has Jennifer Aniston been pregnant…where is the baby?!! or where are the wedding photos of her and Brad Pitt? So many celebrities who were supposed to be getting married or whatever and WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE to back up all these stories they print week in week out.
She might be right, but it’s still a bit hypocritical given the “new improved stolen generations” crap Sunrise was spewing earlier
She also said in the post that its boring for her, so it seems a pretty flummoxed response for something she claims not to care about. Just seems like a publicity grab within itself.
Also, it’s Australia, they’re photographers, not papparazzi, get over yourself.
Should her sidekick Edwina call for a Twitter boycott?
If she has a genuine legal issue, there are well trodden legal routes for redress. But, just because she doesn’t like this type of journalism that’s no reason to suggest it should be illegal. My Grannie hates morning TV, but even she doesn’t call for it to be illegal. What sort of media host tries to make another form of journalism illegal?
I don’t bother wasting my money on the RUBBISH & LIES that are in the mags WOMAN’S DAY NEW Idea If you buy a true mag BUY THAT’S LIFE or TAKE 5. They have true stories & puzzles.
Udderly flummoxed.
Sunrise gave Pauline Hanson so much free airtime in 2015 that she won a seat in the Senate in 2016. The station that gave us the Cash Cow also gave us One Nation 2.0.
If I want to boycott the media then I will be boycotting Sunrise.
When it comes to claims of ‘rubbish journalism’, Samantha Armytage can hardly take the high tone with the garbage regularly dished up on Sunrise. People in glass houses, Sam, should not throw stones.
How about boycotting Sunrise and 7 Media too, who have demonstrated that when it comes to trash journalism, they lead the pack. Most media outlets want the headline no matter what and Armytages’ crocodile tears are simply designed to get her and Sunrise a headline…nothing more, nothing less.
Love how she is calling out Daily Mail & Woman’s Day, but not the 7-owned New Idea which is equally as trashy.
maybe the hit the nail on the head and that´s why shes so uppity
It is slander. That’s why Rebel Wilson won lots of money.
So you don’t think selling readers magazines full of “exclusives” which are – supposedly – fake stories isn’t illegal? Or slandering and/or harming those written about isn’t illegal?
I would not pay more than 50 cents for these rubbish magazines that make up these stories that are obviously not true. If I am ever given one to read, I only check out the Recipes.
Disagree about That’s Life Carolyn. My family had a horrible experience with them when my 9yo son lost a leg to cancer. The journalist doing the story said we could promote our fund raising efforts to raise money for kids cancer research but when the story was published not a mention. When I complained to the editor I was told “we are not here to publicise your fund raising”. That’s Life trade on people’s misery for their profit. Fancy taking advantage of a kid with cancer. The experience still makes me ill when I reflect on the callous attitude of That’s Life.
Agreed these are made up rubbish that profits for themselves!
They also gave us Kevin Rudd.
I don’t buy the trash . Those mags have destroyed many celebrities careers. Look what they did to Karl .
Women’s day , New Idea !!!! Is just full of trash
Anyone believes what is in them must have a very small mind !!!!
Good on you Sam
Time for Woman’s Day and Now to Love to sort these issues our
Time for Woman’s Day and Now to Love to sort these issues out.
I have stopped buying Woman’s Day because I find the unrelenting criticism of Megan Markles bordering on racism! For a Woman’s Magazine to spew so much negativity about a young woman who is bright, caring and who is a strong supporter of women’s issues is not just evil but puzzling! Would this magazine mount such a campaign if Megan had been blond and blue eyed?
Just like no chicken deserves to become a Mcnugget, no tree deserves to become a friggin’ New Idea magazine.
Womens day and new idea have for years being a media drug for lonely stupid people. They feed the minds of people who need excitment even if the stories are fabricated so their readers can feel relavant regardless who they hurt in the process. The mags editors are bottom feeding vultures that keep the ill informed informed. They are shameless and nasty with the integrity of starving rats.
Bravo. Exactly this.
She also called for people to Ban the Newspaper until She realised that she does srticles for the paper and gets paid by them. Then quickly retracted it. Hypocritical…..Build a Bridge Sam and get over it….. you seem to bring alot of it on yourself bye opening your big mouth…..
Although everyone here considers such mags appalling, clearly a good range of the public will buy and read them, regardless of how ludicrous the headlines. One woman I saw reading them recently, explained that she enjoyed them because it was trashy – “the trashier the better!”
This low ethical bar is what drives the mags to get photographers to stalk Sam and other TV faces. Unless that changes, i think there will always be enough readership demand to keep the trash mags in business.
Sam is as genuine as a $3 note.
Get over yourself, you [Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy]
I am reminded of such old sayings as, “People in glass houses….” or “Pot calling kettle….” Of course, I am very cautious, because in the current social climate, the former may be disrespectful to those who are forced by a circumstance beyond their control to actually live in a glasshouse, or that throwing stones may be inciting violence. Equally, I am aware that the later, in its full quoting, contains the word “black” which, in spite of referring to carbon, may be misconstrued and offend.
I don’t read Noddy books, because they are not focused on my age or social groups, I have avoided Mills and Boone for much the same reasons.
I find even the covers of Womens Day irritating, but then I only see them at the supermarket or in doctor’s waiting rooms, so it bothers me little. Sunrise bothers me just as much, but I only see it in ads, so that isn’t much of a worry either.
Stop reading them if they irritate you, and if they publish a libelous statement or article, there are resources available to you.
Yes. These magazines seem to be a law in to themselves. Absolutely garbage stories crosswords and word puzzles are about the only good thing.