Age apologises over Israel column

Tim Burrowes

January 21, 2009 1:23

Melbourne-based newspaper The Age is at the centre of a row over its publication of a column at the weekend about Israel’s activities in Gaza which has been accused of straying into anti-semitism.

The newspaper published an apology today, saying the column had been “published in error”. A much fuller account of the debacle appears on Crikey’s The Content Makers blog today.

This is the latest example of a daily newspaper facing a backlash over an opinion column published during the conflict. Earlier this month, the Dubai-based Gulf News faced international ridicule after printing a column that attempted to deny the holocaust. It was later cliamed that this had also been a mistake.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.