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Australia's Worst Journalist
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Adam Shand : Shand Threatens AWJ Contributor |
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 09:32 |
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Adam Shand - Presenter
A Current Affair
UPDATE 2: This journalist has contacted one of the contributors to this site and threatened him. It is our clear aim to present accurate information in addition to contributors’ views. Shand claims he wasn’t fired by Channel 9. The editor of this site was told by an executive producer at Channel 9 that “Shand was no longer a reporter on A Current Affair because the channel did not support the quality and manner of presentation of his work.” Numerous contributors have agreed. This site invites any of the subjects whose names appear here to pursue any grievances by formally sending their submissions by email. |
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DERRYN HINCH: Daily he leads the list by a large margin |
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 10:00 |
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DERRYN HINCH - RECIDIVIST CRIMINAL previously incarcerated and highly likely again
FAILURE...
He has failed in every high profile position that he has occupied (albeit often very temporarily)
UNETHICAL...
He does not comply with journalists' code of ethics. He lies knowingly and plagiarises others' lies.
CONTEMPT OF COURT - thumbing nose at the law - He deliberately breaches court orders in contempt and invites others to breach the law with him.
FIRED...
He admits being fired more often than anyone else.
PROSTITUTE...
This media whore corruptly accepts money from 3AW knowing there is no basis in truth, but only to benefit himself (definition of Prostitute in Oxford Dictionary)
COSTS 3AW (Fairfax) $$$Millions...
He has been litigated against numerous times. 3AW has often settled such complaints by payment of huge sums - going back to 1985. Advertisers ignore his program.
RATINGS DEBACLE...
He is a ratings disaster as the public can see through the sham of his fabricated editorials and dismally presented 2 hours per day program. He is by far 3AW's worst broadcaster. To be beaten by FM radio stations and other AM stations must be an embarassment to him and his employer.
TIME TO GO...
IT IS TIME THAT THE MYTH OF A "HUMAN HEADLINE" IS JUSTIFIED BY THIS EMACIATED ALCOHOLIC RESIGNING, OR MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY, FIRED BY HIS EMPLOYER. |
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Adam Shand and Nick Coe : A Current Affair |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 12:37 |
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Adam Shand - Presenter
Nick Coe - Producer
A Current Affair - 26 August, 2009
The poor standards of journalistic integrity are best represented by "A Current Affair". They try to sensationalise their stories by deliberately deceiving anyone who may help them achieve their aims. The journalist and the producer share the blame.
Deliberately lie to all who may assist them in their aim to denigrate a person, regardless of the truth of the matter. Unless a member of the public wishes to have their reputation shredded, they should immediately terminate any contact made with them by this program. |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 11:41 |
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Herald Sun - Sept 24, 2009
This venemous journalist has never succeeded at any of the positions she has occupied, in the print or electronic media. Her most famous achievement to date has been the collapsing (some say "feigning") in front of the camera. It is amazing that the editors of the Herald Sun continue to publish her articles, which are vicious and add nothing to any subject she chooses to ramble about. |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 11:38 |
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Herald Sun - 23 September, 2009
Herald Sun - 24 September, 2009 (repeat)
The title 'business affairs editor" appears under his name, but his articles display an appalling lack of any business knowledge. There is no doubt that despite his ability to confirm a proposed story as being factual, he is not disposed to do so. This allows him to write a story embellished with incorrect facts, and worsened by ommission of explanations, which instantaneously destroys the foundation of the story. The public should be aware that this 'journalist' and his editors set out to deliver a sensational story, more often than not, as a lead news story but deliberately avoid enquiring of the truth of the matter. |
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Annette Sharp : The Daily Telegraph |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 11:31 |
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 The Daily Telegraph - 17 June, 2009
The Daily Telegraph - 25 Sept, 2009 (repeat)
To use the word 'journalist' for this muck raking column, published daily in the Daily Telegraph, grossly exaggerates her talentless contribution. She fabricates articles, never names so-called "sources" and breaches almost every code of journalistic ethics. Never does she check the facts with a subject - why let the truth spoil a dishonest article. She often plagiarises or paraphrases other journalist's articles or phrases, particularly in the Sydney Morning Herald without attribution. Nothing she writes can be believed, and it is extraordinary that the ediitor of this newspaper has not taken even the most basic actions to ensure that this column does not repeat lies, day after day. |
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Friday, 15 January 2010 11:37 |
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Adam Shand - Presenter
A Current Affair
UPDATE: Adam Shand Fired By A Current Affair. |
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Paul Barry: A FAILURE YET AGAIN |
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 10:00 |
 Paul Barry - Author
"Who wants to be a billionaire? The James Packer Story"
...Barry delights in writing what he perceives as others' failures
As a journalist and author he has been mediocre at best. His contributions to television have been abject failures. His ugly smirk never endeared him to TV audiences, and the powers that be quickly ensured his demise as a reporter.
His latest tome on James Packer completely lacks credibility. To quote unnamed sources for almost 90% of quotes - the other 10% gleaned from previous newspaper reports, does him little credit.
The Weekend Australian Oct. 10-11, 2009 quotes numerous successful and high profile persons, who in the strongest terms, conclude Barry is untruthful and a vicious author. Some say he is malicious and deliberately lies to boost sales of his books - testaments to mediocrity.
Alan Jones' conclusion that the maliciousness displayed by Barry in his latest book (and in fact all), are the result of deep seated jealousy of the success of his subject, in distinction to Barry's failure in everything he has undertaken. |
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Kate McClymont : Sydney Morning Herald |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 11:41 |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Sept 12, 2009
The Age - Sept 12, 2009
This journalist deliberately perpetrates stories which are errors of fact, but has her own brand of sarcasm and seeks to be malicious. Even with the opportunities to verify facts, she fails to do so and plagiarises the tabloid media, thus continuing the errors. To do so when she know they are incorrect, smacks of gross dishonesty. You are unlikely to be contacted as she can better fabricate a story if she is not deliberately informed that it is false. |
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Nick Tabakoff : The Daily Telegraph |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 11:39 |
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The Daily Telegraph - Sept 26, 2009
Undertakings by this person cannot be accepted. Despite speaking to the subject in detail, important factual evidence was not published, so perpetuating tabloid myths. No person, exercising care, should allow themselves to be interviewed. The editor of the newspaper ignores complaints made, regardless of their impact to the article. |
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Richard Hinds : Sydney Morning Herald |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 11:33 |
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Sydney Morning Herald - 26 - 27 Sept, 2009
This author pretends to be the author of articles which have an intellectual quality. However, he does not do even the basic research, and repeats errors of fact which are the staple of the tabloids. He made no attempt to obtain correct facts from his subject, and this allows him to maintain the sarcastic vitriolic approach which punctuates virtually every sentence of his inane juvenile articles. |
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Andrew Hornery : Sydney Morning Herald |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 11:24 |
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Sydney Morning Herald - August 8 - 9, 2009
Sydney Morning Herald - Sept. 26 - 27, 2009 (repeat)
Numerous factual errors. Unable to transcribe accurately factual matters or deliberately engages in falsehoods to degrade his subject, and heighten his vitriole. Persons contacted by this dishonest journalist should not afford him an interview, as quotations will be altered to suit the journalist's purpose. Any correspondence with the editor responsible, Peter Kerr, fails to elicit a satisfactory response. |
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Worst Journalist Awards 2009 (closes 28/2/10)
Kate McClymont - SMH - 31.8%
Nick Tabakoff - TDT - 0.8%
Richard Hinds - SMH - 0.8%
Annette Sharp - TDT - 1.1%
Andrew Hornery - SMH - 0.4%
Total votes: 739 The voting for this poll has ended on: 28 Feb 2010 - 23:59
Worst Publisher Awards 2009 (closes 28/2/10)
Random House Australia - 2.2%
Sydney Morning Herald - 19.6%
The Daily Telegraph - 13%
Total votes: 184 The voting for this poll has ended on: 28 Feb 2010 - 23:59
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The public and more particularly, the subject of a journalist's diatribe, have very few courses open to them to express their disagreement or displeasure with the article published in widely read publications, and then remaining on the internet for an indeterminate period.
