The Daily Telegraph falls foul of press watchdog for ‘misleading’ ‘inaccurate’ claims about Bob Brown Foundation speech
The Daily Telegraph has been censured by the press watchdog following a complaint by former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown accusing the publisher of running two misleading and inaccurate stories.
Brown’s complaints revolved around an article which ran on March 17 titled ‘Triggs’ Gig for Greens’ and the second headed ‘Trigg-hugger: Human Rights Chief A Greenie Disgrace’ in print and an online opinion column from Sharri Markson titled ‘Gillian Triggs has revealed her true colour … and it’s green’.
The stories were reporting Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs’ comments at a fundraiser for the ex-Greens leader.
Storm in a teacup. Tell someone who cares, if they exist.
The Daily Terrorgraph
I care. I exist. This only represents the real threat to politics the Greens pose when the media has to stoop to stupid misleading stereotyping to persuade political opinion.