[Link] Man wrongly identified as Cleo Smith accused reaches settlement with Seven Network

Read: 16/2/2022 www.theguardian.com

The man wrongly identified as Cleo Smith’s alleged kidnapper by the Seven Network has had a victory in the Western Australia supreme court, after suing the network for defamation.

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[Link] Court blocks bid to release secret Ben Roberts-Smith report

Read: 23/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

Mr Roberts-Smith is suing The Age, Federal Capital Press and Fairfax Media, which reported serious allegations against him, including multiple unlawful killings in Afghanistan, which he denies.

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[Link] Adele Reportedly Denies Ch7 Access To Footage Of Interview It Paid $1M For After Journo’s Snub

Read: 22/11/2021 www.pedestrian.tv

Oopsie, ballad queen Adele (via Sony) has reportedly denied Channel Seven access to footage of an interview it paid $1M for after their reporter admitted to the artist he hadn’t heard of the very album he was flown to London to interview her about.

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[Link] 7 News apologises for wrongly identifying Aboriginal man as suspect in Cleo Smith case

Read: 4/11/2021 www.sbs.com.au

Seven News has apologised for identifying an Aboriginal man as the 36-year-old suspect that was arrested by WA police over the Cleo Smith abduction. The network published a number of photographs of the man on Wednesday along with his name.

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[Link] Ben Roberts-Smith’s backers at Seven commissioned secret report into war crime allegations, court hears

Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Ben Roberts-Smith’s TV station backers commissioned a secret report into war crimes allegations made against him by newspapers, the federal court has heard.

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