Has Christian Porter been subjected to a 'trial by media'? No, the media did its job of being a watchdog
- Written by Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
AAP/Richard WainwrightAside from his strenuous denials of the rape allegation against him, the central point made by Attorney-General Christian Porter at his media conference was that he had been the victim of “trial by media”.
He warned if the media’s publication of allegations in these circumstances resulted in a public figure...
