SMH censured by Press Council for stabbing death coverage

Fairfax’s Sydney Morning Herald has been censured by the Australian Press Council for its coverage of the death of a teacher who was stabbed at an inner-suburban bus stop.

In a story last year, the paper described the stabbing in graphic detail and in the online version included videos of the deceased with his two young children as well as excerpts of the police interviewing the accused. The family complained to the APC the story had breached their expectation of privacy and caused them offence and distress.