Broadcaster’s new policy to call out online abuse of journalists gets a workout courtesy of the Daily Mail and news.com.au. And did a chatbot write your news?
Interviewed by the Daily Mail, Macgowan said: “Chris Minns took a swipe at Dom Perrottet’s height so I thought it was worth taking a closer look at his, and it turns out there’s a lot of discrepancies in his official photos that appear to make him taller than he may really be.”
The Labor campaign eventually responded to this nonsense: “It’s true,” a spokesperson said. “This is obviously a huge setback for our campaign. It was a secret we’d hope would last until election day. We have 17 days to bring it back.” But the Daily Telegraph front page on Friday made the Daily Mail’s “height anxiety” story look almost like decent journalism.
“Chris Who?” screamed the front page of the Tele. “Would-be premier an unknown quantity”. The report said a “staggering” 60% of voters in Minns’ electorate of Kogarah did not know who he was when shown a photo. “Meanwhile, Dom Perrottet was recognised by 80 per cent of people surveyed in his Epping electorate.”So how many people were polled for this “exclusive” story? “The Telegraph quizzed 30 locals in each electorate,” the paper said.
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