Talking about 10 would have distracted from the issues MW was addressing about the ABC.
The statement from Nine was interesting in how they resourced their newsroom, including perhaps why they didn’t have sport and weather segments in the 6pm bulletin:
ABC statement
On April 13, the night of the tragic stabbing at Bondi Junction in Sydney ABC News channel inadvertently broadcast images of one of the victims - Jade Young - taken at the scene. We acknowledge those images were graphic and inappropriate. ABC News is deeply sorry about that. A decision had been made to either blur images like those, or not broadcast them at all. Unfortunately, in this instance that process failed and the videos were shown before they were blurred.
It was an error of judgement for which we take full responsibility. The ABC apologises to Jade’s family and to anyone else who was distressed by the images.
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Inquest into deaths begins today.
Families of some of the victims of the Bondi Junction stabbings have told the inquest that intrusive media tactics compounded their grief and that inaccurate reporting was rife.
The inquest was extended to examine media reporting in the immediate aftermath of the event and the impact on the families of the deceased, giving the public a rare insight into what it’s like to be at the centre of the media spotlight.
