DR MUMBO: SMH struggles with the past; Virgin revels in the past, fake Conroy rides again

Tim Burrowes

January 13, 2009 12:22

Today’s Strewth column in The Australian points to an excellent correction in the SMH yesterday admitting a photograph of John Lennon was taken in 1968, not 1981 as it stated. Which would have been good, as he died the previous year.

And it looks like there’s a pattern emerging. Today’s edition of the SMH admits that a photo of Circular Quay it published yesterday was taken in 1932 rather than 1972 as it had said.

Perhaps the remaining SMH subs should turn to their competitors at the Daily Telegraph for advice on publishing up to date info.

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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.