It was ‘a website’ wot done it
Dr Mumbo notes that The Australian currently rather coyly refers to the Logie leak as having been via “a website”.
He’s sure there’s a very good reason why the title has not named its News Limited stablemate The Herald Sun as the guilty party.
Can The Logies honestly be taken seriously…?
Hi Tim,
There is a reason why the paper wasn’t named that’s because its AAP wire copy and the wire reporter didn’t include the name of “the website”.
You’ll note that the SMH has run the same identical story ad did also not name the Herald Sun.
See – http://news.smh.com.au/breakin.....1x21s.html
Multiple other websites have also run this AAP version.
Our follow ups (including the one published in the print edition paper) have included the Herald Sun by name.
See for example:
http://www.theaustralian.com.a.....6327796679
Regards,
Nic Christensen
Media Writer – The Australian
Oh Tim,
Read page three of The Australian today. You will see the phrase “prematurely revealed by the Herald Sun website in the hour before the announcement” in good ol’ black and white.
Stephen Brook
Media Editor – The Australian
Hi Stephen,
There’s only one section of The Australian for me on a Monday…
But thanks for flagging that up. I stand corrected…
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella