After some weeks of discussion, the Herald Sun has published a letter in it’s paper from us on its recent spray of anti-gun articles.
Except they didn’t quite deliver on that promise. Read more »
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Herald Sun agrees to publish “prominent” letter
Posted by Secretary, CFCV
on June 7, 2016
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We found something the Herald Sun didn’t tell you when reporting on firearm issues
Posted by Secretary, CFCV
on May 18, 2016
17 comments
Victoria’s most widely circulated daily newspaper, the Herald Sun, recently ran an anti-gun tirade consisting of no less than seven articles and opinion pieces.
It was strange for a number of reasons:
- It was ferocious;
- None of the articles contained comment from anyone representing shooting interests;
- It came after the government announced the Adler A-110 was safe;
- It involved extending an invitation to the CFCV to have an opinion piece published – and then withdrew the invitation.
Then we found a link to another organisation readers weren’t told about. Read more »
Herald Sun’s failure to comply with their Code of Conduct
Posted by Secretary, CFCV
on May 5, 2016
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The Herald Sun recently published 7 articles and opinion pieces supporting Victoria Police’s lobbying on our storage laws and the anti-gun lobby’s calls to ban the Adler in the lead up to the 20th anniversary of Port Arthur.
Not one of these articles include comments or views from anyone in Victoria’s shooting community. This, despite our repeated communications with their editorial staff to provide that balance. Read more »
Herald Sun’s refusal to provide a Right of Reply
Posted by Secretary, CFCV
on April 9, 2016
7 comments
Lat this week, the Herald Sun ran not one, but two articles, one of which featured on the front page, plus an editorial campaigning against the Alder and pointing to increased firearm availability.
Apart from focusing on old stories, including the reclassification issue which the federal government has dispensed with, the articles have one glaring omission – any input or comment from shooting interests.
In other words, the shooting community had no right of reply. Read more »
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