10 January, 2020

‘Dangerous, misinformation': News Corp employee's fire coverage email

A News Corp employee has accused the organisation of a "misinformation campaign" filled with "irresponsible" and "dangerous" coverage of the national bushfire crisis, urging executive chairman Michael Miller to think about the "big picture”.

News Corp's coverage of the Australian bushfire crisis has received attention from around the world.
News Corp's coverage of the Australian bushfire crisis
has received attention from around the world.

In an email distributed to News Corp Australia staff and addressed to Mr Miller, commercial finance manager Emily Townsend said she had been filled with anxiety and disappointment over the coverage, which had impacted her ability to work.

Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald by Zoe Samios and Andrew Hornery - “‘Dangerous, misinformation': News Corp employee's fire coverage email."

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