When will the media be actually held to account over reported stories that are factually inaccurate?

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Cripps should sue for defamation.

Only when the money starts leaving bank accounts will the accountability and standards improve

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

About the same time as a solar flare wipes out all life on Earth.

Can see that going down as

"Okay Rupert Murdoch, if you admit you were wrong it looks like it could prevent the solar flares from wiping out Earth"
"But I wasnt wrong"
solar flare wipes out earth

 

[M Malice]

Any statement from a journalist that starts with "it is my understanding" or "as we sit here today" is likely a load of .

 

[Shane Heard]

Caro. Gossip troll with zero credibility.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

The media should have to provide public incident reports for all instances of reporting fabricated stories without fact checking. Journalists who haven't done due diligence should face a review and potential sacking.

Why?

Their job isn't to report facts. Their job is to produce content and generate clicks and views.

 

[Captivating]

Any statement from a journalist that starts with "it is my understanding" or "as we sit here today" is likely a load of .

Better yet

" It is understood that......"

which is basically, I read on Bigfooty or TankingCarlton that.......

 

[Cool Kangas]

Why?

Their job isn't to report facts. Their job is to produce content and generate clicks and views.

I disagree - clicks yeah whatever, but should be within the realm of factual info. not assumptions and rubbish.

 

[freo84]

A major issue is the first 'journalist' to report a breaking story is often rewarded where if they wait and report it along with everyone else their clickbait headline may get lost amongst the others. So they quickly release a misleading clickbait headline for views and then when called out get indignant and blame their source saying they were misinformed.

No repercussions and no accountability. Essy street being a sports journo.

 

[shintemaster]

Where is the accountability? Just cos they're in the media doesn't mean that they should be allowed to make assumptions and then just say whatever they want without checking facts. I genuinely don't get how there's never any accountability for inaccurate stories.

When everyone stops engaging with them. No clicks, no retweets and stop feeding them.

 

[Dazb86]

I take it you missed the daily headlines for 2 years straight just recently

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Actually pleased Cripps called Caro and Footy Classified out for their bollocks report from a lying Sydney Hotel Manager.