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  • Complaint to Mr Cheek about Leon Compton on ‘The Drum’

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    Exchange of emails between Jeff Briscoe and Samantha Stayner, Manager of ABC local Hobart, regarding statements made on The Drum on 9 June 2023 by Leon Compton: Dear Mr Cheek,Complaint – Leon Compton – Public Interest v Safety  I wish to submit a complaint about ABC Hobart editorial policy and the lack of impartiality of…

  • ‘Don’t call predators pedophiles’ ABC tells reporters in leaked email

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    ABC reporters in Tasmania have been told to “avoid” referring to child sex abusers as pedophiles, to avoid marginalising people with pedophilia. An email sent to all news staff this week advises against the use of the term “pedophile”, even to describe those who have serially abused children over many years. The edict followed a…