Brisbane Times criticised by press watchdog for ‘misleading’ Brisbane City Council bullying story

Josie Tutty

February 5, 2019 9:15

Brisbane Times has been censured by the Press Council for failing to take reasonable steps to ensure it was accurate and not misleading in a headline about Angela Owen, Brisbane City Council’s chairman.

The complaint centres around an article published March 2018, which was originally headed “Council chairman accused of being abusive and being biased”, then later amended to “Council chairman accused of bullying and bias” and then to “Council chairman accused of allowing bullying and being biased”.

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Josie Tutty

Josie Tutty was Mumbrella's deputy editor. She worked on the publication between 2017 and 2019. She's previously written and edited in the UK for Jungle Creations and Trinity Mirror.

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