Julian Disney accuses News Corp of ‘misrepresentations’ in Press Council coverage
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The recently departed head of the press watchdog has fired a parting shot at News Corp accusing The Australian of refusing to co-operate with investigations and making “extravagant criticisms” of the Australian Press Council.
In his final chair’s forward in the Australian Press Council’s annual report for 2013-14 Professor Julian Disney addressed the wider issues of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, but urged “powerful publications” not to abuse their freedom of speech by damaging or destroying other people’s freedom of speech.
On that issue he wrote: “They should not repeatedly abuse or intimidate a person with whose views they disagree, nor repeatedly publish letters and comments that have that purpose or effect.
