Welcome to Australia’s Worst Journalist

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. This website has been set up to attempt to rectify this imbalance, and allow members of the public to vent their views.

Journalists are required to comply with a code of ethics, but in almost every case reported below, the journalist has breached this code in one or more ways by deliberately publishing factual errors, to which no named source is attributed, fabricating matters and being blatantly dishonest, being totally unbalanced and unfair when they have been given the true facts from their subject, but fail to publish these as an answer to the journalist’s point of view.

In addition, many plagiarise the views of others so that the same factual errors are perpetuated.

Kerry Stokes Pacific Magazines Stacey Hicks Hannah Hempenstall Play Charades with Other Peoples Lives (Dr Edelsten) While Bauer Media Group Consider a Slice of this Cake

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WHO Magazine,

28 November 2019

https://www.who.com.au/geoffrey-edelsten-the-truth-about-dr-edelsten

The Truth About Dr Geoffrey Edelsten

  • Oh dear Hannah, the “truth” would certainly be a great start, unfortunately you are way way off, FAKE NEWS, FAKE STORY, mix in a fact here and there and add a layer of bias and fantasy and you have a ‘Hannah Hempenstall Fake Story’ nay a Stacey Hicks (Editor-in-Chief of Who Magazine) hunting-ground sniping wonderland fake story.  Blew it, you didn’t even consult with the subject, but I did, and Dr Edelsten said to me this article is “defamatory, mendacious, untruthful, dishonest, deceitful, disingenuous, fraudulent, duplicitous, fictitious, fallacious, falsified, fabricated, invented, immoral and made up material”
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January 10, 2020
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Hannah Hempenstall : WHO Magazine : The Defamatory Falsehoods

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HANNAH HEMPENSTALL, Journalist

WHO Magazine,

28 November 2019

Hannah Hempenstall – A newcomer who has been immediately nominated as one of Australia’s Worst Journalists.

Her ridiculous collection of lies and fabrications published in WHO magazine under the title of The Truth About Dr. Geoffrey Edelsten is a disgusting, disparaging collage of falsehoods and deception.  She deliberately misled readers by her lies in virtually every sentence and has tried to cause Dr. Edelsten harm.

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December 4, 2019
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Chloe-Lee Longhetti : Daily Mail Australia : Gutter Journalist

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This gutter journalist is responsible for atrocious reporting and attacking individuals without any basis for these comments.  Her actions on Thursday August 6 in respect to Brynne Gordon, wrongly referred to as Edelsten, where she made sarcastic and baseless comments in respect to Geoffrey Edelsten, makes it essential that she be nominated for Australias Worst Journalist as the gutter journalist that she is.

August 14, 2017
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Amy Croffey : The Sydney Morning Herald : Unfair and Biased Reporting

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AMY CROFFEY, Journalist

The Sydney Morning Herald,

July 28, 2017

Dear Amy,

It appears that you are the responsible person for the Grecko article which has had widespread internet reports by other media sources.

I am not prepared to tolerate such unfair and biased reporting when you made no effort to contact me.  Your article which refers to me as disgraced is unacceptable and unfair.  You must be aware that two Supreme Court Judges from N.S.W. and Queensland have reported that the negative events to which you must be referring are untrue and the result of wrongful conviction.  These matters will be appealed. Read More

July 29, 2017
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Australia’s Worst Journalist Awards-2016

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Worst Journalist Awards 2016 (closes 31/12/17)

  • Richard Hinds, Sydney Morning Herald (24%, 8 Votes)
  • Matt Young, news.com.au (12%, 4 Votes)
  • Chris Vedelago, The Age (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Vanda Carson, Courier Mail (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Stephen Drill, Herald Sun (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Ben Butler, The Age (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Neil Mitchell, 3AW (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Siobhan Duck, Herald Sun (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Dianne Butler, news.com.au (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Paul Toohey, Herald Sun (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Ben Sandilands, Crikey (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Annette Sharp, Daily Telegraph (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Andrew Hornery, Sydney Morning Herald (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzanne Carbone, The Age (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amy Coffey, Sydney Morning Herald (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Paul Barry, Media Watch / Random House Australia (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Emma Nolan, TV WEEK (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Chloe-Lee Longhetti, Daily Mail Australia (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Alisha Buaya, Daily Mail Australia (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Adam Shand, Triple M / Wikipedia Editor / Freelancer (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Vanda Carson, Courier Mai (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 33

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Worst Publisher Awards 2016 (closes 31/12/17)

  • news.com.au (24%, 6 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (20%, 5 Votes)
  • The Age (20%, 5 Votes)
  • A Current Affair (12%, 3 Votes)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (8%, 2 Votes)
  • TodayTonight (4%, 1 Votes)
  • The Australian (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Herald Sun (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Courier Mail (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Media Watch (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Crikey (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 3AW (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 25

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July 7, 2017
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Lucy Manly and Phillip Koch : Woman’s Day : Lucy and Phil Make up Edelsten Stories to Help Revenue for Ailing Woman’s Day Mag

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LUCY MANLY, PHILLIP KOCH,
WOMAN’S DAY,
30 January, 2017

For the first time we can definitely proclaim that the worst journalists and publication are:

LUCY MANLY, PHILLIP KOCH and WOMAN’S DAY

Woman’s Day, January 30 2017 issue, including a story by DailyMail Online, which was entirely false and with lies in almost every sentence. The internet version was even worse. None of the comments she asserts were made by Geoffrey Edelsten in respect to Brynne Gordon, and Manly made no effort to confirm her story with Edelsten or Gordon. Read More

February 10, 2017
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COLIN KRUGER : Fairfax Media : Disgraceful Sewer Rat

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Your article published on 25 March 2015 in The Age is replete with disgraceful lies. You are now rated as a Disgraceful Sewer Rat of journalism – far worse that your usual gutter journalism.

LIES:

The target of your abuse never quoted a figure of $200 million;
The sale to Sonic included other medical centres not connected with your target;
You failed to mention that he was the largest creditor of Millennium;

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November 29, 2016
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Joanne Clement : Herald Sun : Not What The Doc Ordered

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Joanne Clement, Journalist

Herald Sun, News Corporation ASX:NWS,

7 November, 2016

Joanne Clements, up until now a gutter journalist for the Herald Sun, has exceeded her depraved, disingenuous, immoral lies and is known now as Sewer Rat of Journalism.

She wrote a story published in Sunday’s Herald Sun which she wrote “Not what the Doc Ordered” based on her co-conspirator gutter journalist Mark Dunn.

She did not give the target of her vitriol any opportunity to reply, so her story was full of lies. Read More

November 8, 2016
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SUSIE O’BRIEN : Herald Sun : OMG What a Horrific Gutter Journalist

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SUSIE O’BRIEN, Journalist

Herald Sun, News Corporation ASX:NWS,

31 September, 2016

The story ‘Geoff’s certainly one for the ages’ is gutter journalism at its worse.

There were never 3 Lamborghinis with the alleged number plates.

To infer that the delivery of 20,000 babies and owning a nightclub “Centrefold” might not be accurate is true gutter journalism as no effort was made to confirm the facts. Read More

November 3, 2016
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AMY CROFFEY : The Sydney Morning Herald : CRIMINAL ADVOCATE GUTTER JOURNALIST

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AMY CROFFEY, Journalist

The Sydney Morning Herald

Despite knowing that her article “Gabi Grecko weighs in on husband Geoffrey Edelsten’s new ‘girlfriend’, 26” was in breach of the Domestic Violence Law and the Intervention Order granted to Geoffrey Edelsten over Grecko, Criminal Advocate Croffey persisted with the criminal breach. Read More

November 3, 2016
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NICK PAPPS : Herald Sun : Sewer Rat

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AUSTRALIA’S WORST JOURNALIST: NICK PAPPS, Journalist

Herald Sun, News Corporation ASX:NWS

Australia’s Worst Journalist has leapt into the record book by posting for the first time an incompetent editor who thrives on having his journalists submit stories that are full of lies. He is a liar himself, in that he has promised a complainant the opportunity to remedy falsehoods published under his watch, but despite making numerous promises he has failed to keep any of them, and thus a complainant has no opportunity of correcting the record. Read More

September 6, 2016
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Stephen Drill : Herald Sun : The Ultimate King of the Sewer Rats

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AUSTRALIA’S WORST JOURNALIST:  STEPHEN DRILL, Journalist

Herald Sun, News Corporation ASX:NWS,

3 April, 2016

Stephen Drill, King of the Sewer Rats, has excelled himself once more.

He is the most deceitful contributor (one could never call him a journalist) to the Australian Press.

On Sunday April 3 2016 a story allegedly by NUI TE KOHA was published by the Sunday Herald Sun.  This story was in fact written by Drill, who obtained the story by deceitfully informing Geoffrey Edelsten that he was contributing a story involving him and his ex-wife. Read More

April 11, 2016
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Stephen Drill : Herald Sun : The Fantasist

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Stephen Drill, Journalist

Herald Sun, News Corporation ASX:NWS,

29 December, 2015

Stephen Drill writes

WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED

STEPHEN DRILL

Response

  • Fanciful headline designed by Stephen Drill and the Herald Sun, a proper report by them wouldn’t sell their bullshit news.
  • Nothing to do with “what the doctor ordered” Stephen Drill. Anyone can make things up instead of doing any real work.
  • On a slow news day and for some “bullshit goss”, “instigating finger pointing” Stephen Drill and the Herald Sun will have a fanciful swipe at Dr Geoffrey Edelsten.
  • By implication, you do not refer to Dr Geoffrey Edelsten as “Dr”, you Stephen Drill are missing the honorific here while vying for a headline.

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January 25, 2016
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Australia’s Worst Publisher Awards – 2015

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Worst Publisher Awards 2015 (closes 28/04/16)

  • news.com.au (22%, 15 Votes)
  • Herald Sun (21%, 14 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (16%, 11 Votes)
  • The Age (12%, 8 Votes)
  • A Current Affair (9%, 6 Votes)
  • Courier Mail (7%, 5 Votes)
  • TodayTonight (3%, 2 Votes)
  • The Australian (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Crikey (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Media Watch (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 3AW (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 67

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January 3, 2016
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Australia’s Worst Journalist Awards- 2015

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Worst Journalist Awards 2015 (closes 28/04/16)

  • Ben Butler, The Age (28%, 20 Votes)
  • Stephen Drill, Herald Sun (13%, 9 Votes)
  • Derryn Hinch, 3AW Radio (8%, 6 Votes)
  • Vanda Carson, Courier Mai (7%, 5 Votes)
  • Matt Young, news.com.au (7%, 5 Votes)
  • Ben Sandilands, Crikey (6%, 4 Votes)
  • Paul Toohey, Herald Sun (6%, 4 Votes)
  • Annette Sharp, Daily Telegraph (6%, 4 Votes)
  • Neil Mitchell, 3AW (4%, 3 Votes)
  • Richard Hinds, Sydney Morning Herald (4%, 3 Votes)
  • Jill Singer, Herald Sun (4%, 3 Votes)
  • Chris Vedlago, The Age (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Paul Barry, Media Watch / Random House Australia (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Siobhan Duck, Herald Sun (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzanne Carbone, The Age (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Adam Shand, Triple M / Wikipedia Editor / Freelancer (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Emma Nolan, TV WEEK (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Dianne Butler, news.com.au (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Andrew Hornery, Sydney Morning Herald (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 72

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Worst Publisher Awards 2015 (closes 28/04/16)

  • news.com.au (22%, 15 Votes)
  • Herald Sun (21%, 14 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (16%, 11 Votes)
  • The Age (12%, 8 Votes)
  • A Current Affair (9%, 6 Votes)
  • Courier Mail (7%, 5 Votes)
  • TodayTonight (3%, 2 Votes)
  • The Australian (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Crikey (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Media Watch (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 3AW (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 67

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December 28, 2015
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Neil Mitchell : 3AW : The Has-Been

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Neil Mitchell, Radio Presenter

3AW, Fairfax Media ASX:FXJ, June 10, 2015

Neil Mitchell is a new nomination from radio, he is a crook
Broadcaster

The people of Melbourne have become aware of this second rate journalist who propagates and fabricates stories which are untruthful, his ratings have plummeted with a huge number of listeners tuning to Jon Faine at the ABC.

It is time for Fairfax to dismiss Neil Mitchell, the has-been.

June 10, 2015
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Australia’s Worst – 2014

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Worst Journalist Awards 2014 (closes 5/09/15)

  • Chris Vedelago, The Age (35%, 38 Votes)
  • Ben Butler, The Age (20%, 22 Votes)
  • Vanda Carson, Courier Mail (8%, 9 Votes)
  • Matt Young, news.com.au (6%, 6 Votes)
  • Paul Barry, Media Watch / Random House Australia (5%, 5 Votes)
  • Annette Sharp, Daily Telegraph (5%, 5 Votes)
  • Neil Mitchell, 3AW (5%, 5 Votes)
  • Dianne Butler, news.com.au (4%, 4 Votes)
  • Richard Hinds, Sydney Morning Herald (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Derryn Hinch, 3AW Radio (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Jill Singer, Herald Sun (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Adam Shand, Triple M / Wikipedia Editor / Freelancer (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Andrew Hornery, Sydney Morning Herald (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Paul Toohey, Herald Sun (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Siobhan Duck, Herald Sun (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzanne Carbone, The Age (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Emma Nolan, TV WEEK (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ben Sandilands, Crikey (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 109

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Worst Publisher Awards 2014 (closes 5/09/15)

  • The Age (43%, 32 Votes)
  • A Current Affair (13%, 10 Votes)
  • Courier Mail (9%, 7 Votes)
  • news.com.au (8%, 6 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (7%, 5 Votes)
  • Herald Sun (7%, 5 Votes)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (4%, 3 Votes)
  • The Australian (4%, 3 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (3%, 2 Votes)
  • TodayTonight (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 3AW (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Media Watch (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Crikey (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 75

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May 5, 2015
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Paul Toohey : Herald Sun : King Of The Sewer Rats

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Paul Toohey, Journalist

Herald Sun, News Corporation ASX:NWS, December 14, 2014

 

KING OF THE SEWER RATS – PAUL TOOHEY

Many of the previous nominees are purveyors of gutter journalism and can best be described as gutter rats.
There is now a number of media contributors whose work is so evil, full of lies and fabrications with no attention to the truth and failing any efforts of due diligence.  PAUL TOOHEY is such a person. 

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December 16, 2014
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Australia’s Worst – 2013

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Worst Journalist Awards 2013 (closes 30/04/14)

  • Ben Butler, The Age (32%, 55 Votes)
  • Derryn Hinch, 3AW Radio (17%, 29 Votes)
  • Paul Barry, Random House Australia (11%, 19 Votes)
  • Ben Sandilands, Crikey (6%, 10 Votes)
  • Siobhan Duck, Herald Sun (5%, 9 Votes)
  • Suzanne Carbone, The Age (5%, 8 Votes)
  • Dianne Butler, news.com.au (5%, 8 Votes)
  • Andrew Hornery, Sydney Morning Herald (4%, 7 Votes)
  • Annette Sharp, Daily Telegraph (4%, 7 Votes)
  • Jill Singer, Herald Sun (3%, 6 Votes)
  • Emma Nolan, TV WEEK (3%, 5 Votes)
  • Adam Shand, Triple M / Wikipedia Editor / Freelancer (3%, 5 Votes)
  • Richard Hinds, Sydney Morning Herald (2%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 169

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Worst Publisher Awards 2013 (closes 30/04/14)

  • The Age (27%, 36 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (13%, 17 Votes)
  • Today Tonight (12%, 16 Votes)
  • A Current Affair (12%, 16 Votes)
  • Herald Sun (10%, 14 Votes)
  • The Australian (10%, 13 Votes)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (6%, 8 Votes)
  • Crikey (6%, 8 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (3%, 4 Votes)
  • 3AW (2%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 134

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January 15, 2014
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Chris Vedelago : The Age : Chris Vedelago does a Ben Butler

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Chris Vedelago, embryonic Journalist (failed)

The Age, Fairfax Media ASX:FXJ, Apr 29, 2013

Working for The Age must be so difficult and unrewarding these days that staff such as Chris Vedelago have to stoop to either plagiarising untruths, misinformation, and other erroneous ideas from Ben Butler or have become hell bent on furthering and adding to the January 2013 notion of a ‘butlerism’.

Dr Edelsten submits the following letter (see transcript below)

pdf PDF: Email from Geoffrey Edelsten to Chris Vedelago

 

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May 2, 2013
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Ben Butler : The Age : Doing a Ben Butler

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Ben Butler, Journalist

The Age, Fairfax Media ASX:FXJ, Nov 30, 2012 and Dec 10, 2012

Ben Butler Synopsis : Journalistic Failure

  • Poor to very poor quality journalist formerly employed by the Herald Sun.
  • The better articles attributed to Butler were in fact written by other journalist(s) as Butler was not trusted.
  • Sad winner of the 2009 Australia’s Worst Journalist award.
  • News Limited must have been very pleased when they parted ways with Butler, ie. sacked.

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January 21, 2013
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Adam Shand : Letter From Pitcher Partners on Bankruptcy

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Adam Shand, Ex-Presenter/Ex-Journalist

Adam Shand – Ex-Presenter/Ex-Journalist

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Letter From Pitcher Partners on Bankruptcy

 

pdf PDF: Letter from Pitcher Partners re the bankruptcy

 

Main was the major protaganist in Shand’s article, who uses a fraudulent name and date of birth.  His real name is Paul O’Callaghan, and evidence is at hand of him causing the demise of many innocent people.  He sold to Edelsten the Intellectual Property and water collection device, which are owned by his Trustee in Bankruptcy, and Main has committed numerous offences against the Bankruptcy Act which have been referred to the Australian Federal Police.  Adam Shand is being sued for defamation.”
Adam Shand is again nominated, as this article is regarded as the worst incidence of lying, fabrication, dishonesty, unethical and defamatory journalism ever bought to our attention.  Even his peers are critical of his type of journalism.

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March 18, 2012
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Adam Shand : National Personal Insolvency Index

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Adam Shand, Ex-Presenter/Ex-Journalist

Adam Shand – Ex-Presenter/Ex-Journalist

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National Personal Insolvency Index

 

pdf PDF: National Personal Insolvency Index, Paul Joseph O’Callaghan

 

Main was the major protaganist in Shand’s article, who uses a fraudulent name and date of birth.  His real name is Paul O’Callaghan, and evidence is at hand of him causing the demise of many innocent people.  He sold to Edelsten the Intellectual Property and water collection device, which are owned by his Trustee in Bankruptcy, and Main has committed numerous offences against the Bankruptcy Act which have been referred to the Australian Federal Police.  Adam Shand is being sued for defamation.”
Adam Shand is again nominated, as this article is regarded as the worst incidence of lying, fabrication, dishonesty, unethical and defamatory journalism ever bought to our attention.  Even his peers are critical of his type of journalism.

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March 18, 2012
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Ben Sandilands : Crikey : A Cocky Writer, Plagiarist, Venomous, Sarcastic, Hardly A Journalist

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Ben Sandilands, Journalist

Crikey, Private Media Partners (Owner: Eric Beecher), Dec 29, 2011

We welcome the new Year with superb nominations for Australia’s Worst Journalist, and the worst publisher.

Ben Sandilands excels as one of the most deserving nominees.  He falsely claims to be an expert in Aviation, but it is truly limited to the principle of rocket science.  Hot air – blown through his rear with faecal matter, which then forms the basis of Crikey the most sarcastic i-net publication which has no integrity, respect for the truth and is without credit seeing its sole purpose is to denigrate individuals regardless of the blatant falsities.

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January 4, 2012
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James Frost : The Australian : A Late Entry into Australia’s Worst Journalist Awards 2011

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James Frost, Journalist

The Australian, News Corporation ASX:NWS, Dec 29, 2011

A late but compelling entry for AWJ 2011 has come in. The so called “business journalist” James Frost at The Australian recently contacted one of our contributors for an interview with the intention to write a story to be published in The Australian newspaper. The terms and subject matter of the interview were agreed, points of order for the article were researched by James Frost and agreed to. From all accounts the interview went well.

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December 30, 2011
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Jill Singer : Herald Sun : NOT A SINGER, A VENOMOUS CANE TOAD

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Jill Singer, Journalist

Herald Sun, News Corporation ASX:NWS, Nov 30, 2011

Jill Singer has authored an article on Page 35, Herald Sun, November 30 which holds Dr Geoffrey Edelsten up to ridicule and contempt, and is in fact defamatory.  Singer does not know the Dr and her article is based upon media material which has not been properly researched, if at all.

Her effort is disgraceful, and her vitriol and sarcasm based on complete untruths has caused her to be voted one of Australia’s Worst Journalists, see Australia’s Worst Journalist Awards 2009 and Australia’s Worst Journalist Awards 2010.

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December 9, 2011
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Australia’s Worst – 2009

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Worst Journalist Awards 2009 (closes 28/2/10)

  • Ben Butler - HS (43%, 321 Votes)
  • Kate McClymont - SMH (32%, 235 Votes)
  • Jill Singer - HS (10%, 73 Votes)
  • news.com.au (5%, 37 Votes)
  • Adam Shand - ACA (3%, 21 Votes)
  • Nick Coe - ACA (1%, 10 Votes)
  • Paul Barry - RHA (1%, 9 Votes)
  • Annette Sharp - TDT (1%, 8 Votes)
  • Nick Tabakoff - TDT (1%, 6 Votes)
  • Richard Hinds - SMH (1%, 6 Votes)
  • Andrew Hornery - SMH (0%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 703

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Worst Publisher Awards 2009 (closes 28/2/10)

  • A Current Affair (30%, 56 Votes)
  • Herald Sun (23%, 43 Votes)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (20%, 36 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (13%, 24 Votes)
  • The Age (11%, 20 Votes)
  • 3AW (6%, 11 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (2%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 182

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January 6, 2011
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Australia’s Worst – 2010

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Worst Journalist Awards 2010 (closes 31/5/11)

  • Annette Sharp - TDT (32%, 121 Votes)
  • Kate McClymont - SMH (14%, 54 Votes)
  • Ben Butler - TA (14%, 54 Votes)
  • Nick Tabakoff - TDT (14%, 52 Votes)
  • Adam Shand - Freelancer (6%, 23 Votes)
  • Jill Singer - HS (6%, 21 Votes)
  • Derryn Hinch - 3AW (5%, 18 Votes)
  • Richard Hinds - SMH (4%, 16 Votes)
  • Nick Coe - ACA (2%, 8 Votes)
  • Andrew Hornery - SMH (2%, 6 Votes)
  • Paul Barry - RHA (1%, 4 Votes)
  • Lawrence Money - TA (1%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 368

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Worst Publisher Awards 2010 (closes 31/5/11)

  • A Current Affair (31%, 45 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (31%, 45 Votes)
  • The Age (17%, 25 Votes)
  • Herald Sun (8%, 12 Votes)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (7%, 10 Votes)
  • 3AW (4%, 6 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (1%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 143

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January 6, 2011
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Australia’s Worst – 2011

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Worst Journalist Awards 2011 (closes 28/2/12)

  • Jill Singer, Herald Sun (76%, 449 Votes)
  • Andrew Hornery, Sydney Morning Herald (9%, 52 Votes)
  • Adam Shand, Triple M / Wikipedia Editor / Freelancer (3%, 15 Votes)
  • Derryn Hinch, 3AW Radio (2%, 13 Votes)
  • James Frost, The Australian (2%, 11 Votes)
  • Ben Sandilands, Crikey (2%, 11 Votes)
  • Richard Hinds, Sydney Morning Herald (2%, 11 Votes)
  • Ben Butler, The Age (2%, 9 Votes)
  • Kate McClymont, Sydney Morning Herald (1%, 6 Votes)
  • Nick Coe, A Current Affair (1%, 5 Votes)
  • Annette Sharp, Daily Telegraph (1%, 3 Votes)
  • Paul Barry, Random House Australia (1%, 3 Votes)
  • Lawrence Money, The Age (0%, 1 Votes)
  • Nick Tabakoff, Daily Telegraph (0%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 584

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Worst Publisher Awards 2011 (closes 28/2/12)

  • Herald Sun (73%, 187 Votes)
  • Today Tonight (8%, 21 Votes)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (4%, 9 Votes)
  • A Current Affair (4%, 9 Votes)
  • Crikey (4%, 9 Votes)
  • The Australian (3%, 8 Votes)
  • The Age (2%, 6 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (2%, 4 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (0%, 1 Votes)
  • 3AW (0%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 253

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January 6, 2011
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Australia’s Worst – 2012

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Worst Journalist Awards 2012 (closes 28/2/13)

  • Kate McClymont, Sydney Morning Herald (47%, 193 Votes)
  • Adam Shand, Triple M / Wikipedia Editor / Freelancer (12%, 48 Votes)
  • Suzanne Carbone, The Age (5%, 22 Votes)
  • Andrew Hornery, Sydney Morning Herald (5%, 20 Votes)
  • Richard Hinds, Sydney Morning Herald (5%, 19 Votes)
  • Siobhan Duck, Herald Sun (3%, 12 Votes)
  • Jill Singer, Herald Sun (3%, 11 Votes)
  • Derryn Hinch, 3AW Radio (3%, 11 Votes)
  • Annette Sharp, Daily Telegraph (2%, 10 Votes)
  • Ben Sandilands, Crikey (2%, 10 Votes)
  • Ben Butler, The Age (2%, 10 Votes)
  • Paul Barry, Random House Australia (2%, 9 Votes)
  • Nick Coe, A Current Affair (2%, 8 Votes)
  • Fiona Byrne, Herald Sun (2%, 7 Votes)
  • Dianne Butler, news.com.au (1%, 5 Votes)
  • Karl Quinn, The Age (1%, 4 Votes)
  • Nick Tabakoff, Daily Telegraph (1%, 3 Votes)
  • Emma Nolan, TV WEEK (1%, 3 Votes)
  • Lawrence Money, The Age (0%, 2 Votes)
  • James Frost, The Australian (0%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 399

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Worst Publisher Awards 2012 (closes 28/2/13)

  • Sydney Morning Herald (45%, 64 Votes)
  • Herald Sun (14%, 20 Votes)
  • The Daily Telegraph (9%, 13 Votes)
  • Today Tonight (6%, 9 Votes)
  • A Current Affair (6%, 9 Votes)
  • Crikey (5%, 7 Votes)
  • The Australian (5%, 7 Votes)
  • The Age (4%, 6 Votes)
  • news.com.au (3%, 4 Votes)
  • TV WEEK (1%, 2 Votes)
  • 3AW (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Random House Australia (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 141

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January 6, 2011
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Adam Shand : A Current Affair : Update, Wikipedia Freelance

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A Current Affair, Nine Network Adam Shand, A Current Affair, Nine Network

 

Adam Shand, Ex-Presenter/Ex-Journalist and Freelance

A Current Affair, Nine Network (CEO: David Gyngell), Nine Entertainment Co. (Chairman: Peter Bush), CVC Capital Partners Limited (Partner and Group Finance Director: Mark Grizzelle)

UPDATE 3: Adam Shand has featured as a leader in Australia’s Worst Journalists.

In order to counteract all the truth, he has had a Wikipedia entry manufactured, which is untruthful and attempts to mislead and be deceptive.

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January 5, 2011
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Ben Butler : The Age : Update

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Ben Butler, Journalist

The Age, Fairfax Media ASX:FXJ, Jan 4, 2011

Ben Butler, Australia’s Worst Journalist in 2009 is again, nay still, Australia’s Worst Journalist.

How Paul Ramadge, The Age’s Editor-in-Chief, can allow every article written by this misleading and deceptive employee go to print, when its major aim is to try to cause unwarranted damage to a company and people even remotely related to it.

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January 5, 2011
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Paul Barry : Random House Australia : A FAILURE YET AGAIN

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Paul Barry, Author

Random House Australia, (CEO: Dame Gail Rebuck), Oct, 2009

“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.

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October 22, 2009
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Adam Shand and Nick Coe : A Current Affair : Deliberately Deceiving

By Channel 9No Comments

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Nick Coe, A Current Affair, Nine Network

Adam Shand, Presenter

Nick Coe, Producer

A Current Affair, Nine Network (CEO: David Gyngell), Nine Entertainment Co. (Chairman: Peter Bush), CVC Capital Partners Limited (Partner and Group Finance Director: Mark Grizzelle), 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.

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October 9, 2009
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Ben Butler : Herald Sun : Appalling Lack of Any Business Knowledge

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Ben Butler, Journalist

Herald Sun, News Corporation ASX:NWS, 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.

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October 9, 2009
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