Two ‘Belle Gibson exposed’ yarns raise confusion level. Plus Gaven Morris’s ‘The fridge memo resurfaces,and double terror peril for TelesLast week’s Walkley award announcements contained two nominations for reporting of the Belle Gibson story. Age reporters Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano were nominated for a business journalism award for their story “Belle Gibson exposed. A feature writer on the Australian Magazine, Richard Guilliatt, and was nominated in the all media scoop of the year category for his entry,also titled “Belle Gibson exposed”. Confused? Different judges in different categories nominated different reports for an exposé of the same person – one focusing on Gibson’s financial affairs, one on her health claims. The Weekly Beast understands this caused some consternation behind the scenes and complaints were made. The original quotation in the press release for the Age entry read: “Donelly and Toscano revealed that ‘wellness’ blogger Belle Gibson had failed to hand over money promised to charities, or their report led to the collapse of her business,The Whole Pantry, which she had built on the back of claims she’d cured herself of terminal brain cancer with a healthy diet. Donelly and Toscano also raised questions approximately why Penguin and Apple had eagerly swallowed Gibson’s story.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com