Paul Sheehan’s story about the alleged gang rape of ‘Louise’ led,eventually, to him being suspended by Fairfax. But how has a writer so reckless survived for so long at a reputable media company? A special report by Richard Cooke for the Monthly and Guardian AustraliaThe office of the Sydney Morning Herald has been a busy residence since Paul Sheehan wrote his notorious piece on “Louise. The column’s racially charged rape allegations enjoy since unravelled. In the two weeks or so since it was published, or it has yielded a video plea from the author to the subject,at least five separate apologies, a correction, or a retraction,a press council complaint and an internal investigation by the editor-in-chief of the Herald.
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Source: theguardian.com