Watchdog censures The Age for incorrectly stating that Essendon coach had been fired
The Australian Press Council has rapped The Age for a headline which incorrectly stated that Aussie rules club Essendon had sacked its coach, James Hird.
But the watchdog cleared the publication of failing to take remedial action when the error was discovered.
The headline, “James Hird removed as Essendon coach” appeared on The Age’s homepage on October 2 last year and linked to an article supporting the headline’s statement that the embattled Essendon Football Club coach had been removed from his position. However, Hird was not removed and remains as Essendon’s senior coach.
’bout time….hopefully there’s an apology forthcoming from said journalist
a lengthy error of timing…seems that the error has gone on now fro seven months…at what time does it simply become an error/mistake/poor reporting?
Hird was sacked.
Hird will be sacked in coming days.
Both outright lies.
Only in Melbourne…
James who?
Quite a ridiculous state of affairs. I wonder if in Five to Ten years if James Hird is sacked, Caroline Wilson will point to the headline and say “I told you so.”
Further to this, why is a blatant error on the digital site only apologised for in the print version? Doesn’t add up…
Oh come on now. Anyone who knows anything about this knows that Hird was a bee’s proverbial from being sacked and the only reason he wasn’t … well, 6 million reasons really … no-one likes that kind of hit to their hip pocket.
Kate Lundy joins the board of Bastion Group with Demetriuo and Gil McLlachlan’s brother Hamish. They are in direct competition with James Hird’s Gemba. Apparently, nothing to see here according to The Age.