The Press Council gives The Courier-Mail a slap on the wrist for ‘greenies’ story

July 31, 2019 2:25

A story run by The Courier-Mail titled ‘Mega-mine’s future in hands of greenies’ failed to present the story with reasonable fairness and balance, but the title did take appropriate steps to rectify the problem, according to The Press Council.

The story, printed on 21 January 2019, centred around a report that Queensland’s Carmichael mine’s fate was being decided by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub, who were involved in an environmental management review for the Adani project.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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1 COMMENTS

Darryl K. 1 Aug 19

“…the Council ruled that going forward The Courier-Mail should be sure to take steps to ensure the material it publishes is accurate and not misleading, and presented with fairness and balance.”

Tell ’em they’re dreaming.

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