The curious case of the Campbells of Campbelltown and the Tele’s wedding dress exclusive
Journalist David Campbell (left) was in the wedding party at Dan Campbell’s wedding last month. Image: Facebook
An “exclusive” story which appeared in Daily Telegraph about a Sydney man selling a jilted friend’s ex-wife’s wedding dress is an even more intriguing web of relationships than it first appears.
Dr Mumbo has been following the yarn, about a man who posted a pretty disparaging ad for his ‘cheating’ ex-wife’s wedding dress on Gumtree after she slept with his best friend, which first appeared on Monday on the Tele’s website, citing a man named only as “Dan” who was a friend of the jilted husband. Interestingly the Tele chose to blur out his face and left out his last name. When asked, the Tele’s head of news Steve Jackson said they had done this for “legal reasons”.
But Dr Mumbo’s interest was piqued when he noticed other outlets, including the Daily Mail Australia, had followed up the same story, and used Dan’s full name, Dan Campbell, and also not blurred his picture out. Could it be no-one else was worried about the potential legal ramifications?
And journo’s wonder why they can be so distrusted at times.
Seems as though journalism in Oz is now (as Marshall McLuhan said about art) anything you can get away with.
The question here is, then: can the Daily Terrorgraph get away with this most recent load of claptrap?
Mumbrella to the rescue, fighting for truth, justice and the usefulness of real-life facts.
pls spell check/typo check your articles….just a bit. please.
hey its the “terror” r there any actual journos working there….and its the “terror” who gives a …about their stories
Seems as though journalism in Oz is now (as Marshall McLuhan said about art) anything you can get away with.
The question here is, then: can the Daily Terrorgraph get away with this most recent load of claptrap?
Mumbrella to the rescue, fighting for truth, justice and the usefulness of real-life facts.