The power of journalism to change the course of history
A decision to trust a journalist and a masthead, to trust the story, and to trust that a murder conviction could be the possible outcome, laid the foundations for a groundbreaking podcast, writes Michael Miller, executive chairman, News Corp Australasia.
Occasionally a news story captures the national psyche. And won’t let go.
Such a story came to a dramatic conclusion in Australia this week.
It involved a teacher in the early 1980s who had a relationship with a 16-year-old student.