These stories have been specially selected from today's media. The suspension of AFL journalist Mitch Cleary suggests the answer is no.Family of nine-year-old Quaden Bayles sues columnist Miranda Devine for retweeting suggestions he was running a financial scam.Two Queensland women accused of lying on their border cards cop a media beating, while others accused of the same deception are not.Reforms of Australia’s arcane defamation laws could be a ‘game changer’ for press freedom.The Daily Telegraph targets a Sydney pub over a name change. The suspension of AFL journalist Mitch Cleary suggests the answer is no.Family of nine-year-old Quaden Bayles sues columnist Miranda Devine for retweeting suggestions he was running a financial scam.TRUMP V SWAN: Trump gets trumped by an Aussie journo. Plus, rumour before fact on Sky News, Melbourne becomes an “EERIE GHOST TOWN”, wild theories about the Beirut blast, and A Current Affair get caught in a neighbourhood water fight.Two Queensland women accused of lying on their border cards cop a media beating, while others accused of the same deception are not. Watch Tucker Carlson Continually Mispronounce Kamala Harris’ First Name, Get Corrected On Air, and STILL Keep Doing It By Reed Richardson Aug 11th, 2020, 9:38 pm

Coronavirus, and its impact locally and globally, is probably the biggest story journalists will ever cover in their careers. It was enraging to watch Axios reporter Jonathan Swan's interview with President Trump — and not only because the President displayed naiveté when repeatedly confronted with the facts. Sky News, 3AW and the Daily Mail incorrectly report the resignation of Victoria’s CHO, Brett Sutton.Not secret, not modelling and not from the Victorian government. Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment, screening on ABC TV on Monday at 9.15 pm. Turns a critical eye on the media in general and journalism in particular. The Australian’s dodgy COVID ‘exclusive’.Can a sporting organisation also be an independent news outlet? RUSSIAN VAX: Does Putin have the corona cure? Would you take the jab?Plus, pandemic panic rooms spruiked on Nine QLD, big names shafted at TEN, and Tucker Carlson’s Kamala Harris hissy fit.Sky News, 3AW and the Daily Mail incorrectly report the resignation of Victoria’s CHO, Brett Sutton.Not secret, not modelling and not from the Victorian government. Mondays 9.15pm on ABC + iview Host They do not necessarily represent the views or position of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Media Watch is a 15-minute program which identifies, investigates and examines instances of what the program determines to be failings in news coverage by Australian media outlets. Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment, screening on ABC TV on Monday at 9.15 pm. Jon Lewis Dr. Jon Lewis (aka Paulsen) has been covering the sports media industry on a daily basis since 2006 as the founder and sole writer of Sports Media Watch. You can contact him here or on the Sports Media Watch Twitter page. The pub says it has been misrepresented. The Australian’s dodgy COVID ‘exclusive’.Can a sporting organisation also be an independent news outlet? Paul Barry presents the show that casts a critical eye over the media industry, watching the watchers and commenting on all forms of media, PR and communications. Pandemic Media Watch: The View From the UK as Lockdown Eases. Turns a critical eye on the media in general and journalism in particular. Alice Bravery Account Director | London, UK.