Tag: bias
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The Advocate Again Misrepresents Women Speak Tasmania
Women Speak Tasmania (WST) is once again the target of biased coverage in The Advocate, this time in relation to our rescheduled forum at the Devonport RSL. The April 11 article, titled “Controversial group sets sight on another venue in quest to hold forum,” repeats activist talking points, including comments from Rodney Croome who accused…
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The Advocate’s Bias Against Women Speak Tasmania
When Women Speak Tasmania’s planned North West forums were cancelled by Devonport Library and The Hive, we expected local media to report fairly. Instead, The Advocate chose to frame us through a biased lens — echoing activist talking points and misrepresenting our position. Journalist Sarah Fittock contacted us with questions, but the story published implied…
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Media Accountability: When the ABC Sidelines Critical Voices in the Gender Identity Debate
In our ongoing efforts to ensure meaningful and evidence-based public discourse, and to express our disappointment with the inadequate and unsatisfactory response we received from ABC Hobart Manager, Marcus Cheek, Isla MacGregor recently wrote to Fiona Cameron—ABC Tasmania’s Ombudsman—expressing deep concern over the broadcaster’s biased and incomplete coverage of gender identity law reform discussions. Requesting…
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Media Failure: ABC’s Oversight on Tavistock Closure & the Gender Debate
In August 2022, ABC’s Media Watch, hosted by Paul Barry, took the extraordinary step of criticising its own broadcaster for failing to report on the closure of the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service—the UK’s central clinic serving transgender youth. Despite covering many other trans-related stories, the ABC remained silent on this pivotal development. Public Concern…
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Complaint Against Kenji Sato for Incorrect and False Reporting – Letter to the Mercury Editor Craig Warhurst
Dear Craig, RE: Complaint against Kenji Sato for incorrect and false reporting I am writing to you with regard to an article that Kenjii Sato authored and was printed and also put online in the Mercury on the 7 June 2022. The article named “Anti Trans feminists lodge complaint over ‘f—king flag” was regarding a…
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The Mercury’s One-Sided Report on Gender Identity Forum
Women Speak Tasmania’s official complaint noted that the article misrepresented the forum’s organisers—it was incorrectly portrayed as an “anti-trans” event. It was also organised by the Coalition for Biological Reality, not Women Speak Tasmania. The public forum was titled: “Gender Identity in Law – Impacts on Women, Children and Transgender People: Balancing the Conversation.” The…
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Seek Corrections and Apology from Mercury journalist Kenji Sato for Incorrect Reporting – Email to Editor Jenna Cairney
Dear Editor Jenna Cairney, We seek both corrections and an apology from Mercury journalist Kenji Sato for his factually incorrect, biased and possibly defamatory reporting in the article titled ‘Offensive’ anti-trans forum sparks outrage’ published in the Mercury on 4 October 2021. The corrections required are – We request the Mercury interview Stassja Frei from…