Manjimup Bridgetown Times

Surely we do not have to have an article on Marlion Pickett every week! Get out there and report something local!

Apalling little rag. The recent front page highlighting the lack of education and ethics of those writing for it.

This paper has taken the profession of journalism to an all time low. Where once journalist reported facts and held truth to power, at Manjimup Bridgetown Times they now put opinion pieces on the front page, create tall-tale narratives loosely tied to reality, and prefer inflammatory name-calling to reporting of base facts. When I contacted the paper to initiate a discussion about its responsibility to the public to provide fair and accurate reporting, they fobbed me off, refusing to put me through to an editor and failing to reply to any of my emails. Shame on you Manjimup Bridgetown Times for serving the corporate interests of your owner at the expense of fulfilling your 4th estate mandate and, essentially, reporting news.

Absolute propaganda. Read an article by Jackson Barrett, sprawled across the front page on 30th March where he doesn’t even have the decency to respect the family & friends of suicide victims due to vaccine mandates he blatantly calls it absolute rubbish. How disgusting. No empathy, no humanitarianism.

A poor excuse for 'news'. Opinion pieces regularly published on front pages in the guise of news, and opinions skew heavily in favour of maintaining establishment status quo at the same time as villifying anyone who might care to question said status quo. This paper is a blight on the community.

I would like to say that after coming across the Manjimup times a week ago, the reading was less than interesting. This paper cannot be trusted, does not write about the facts yet just reiterates lies from above.

Very unimpressed and if there were 0 stars I would give them this rating.

Not reporting news, they are an opinion based rag that like so many other media outlets have become. Don't waste your time.

Abhorrent research and news. Lack of credible sources and reductionist headlines that are both discriminatory and lacking evidence

At a time when grass roots community engagement and journalism are in the limelight and have the possibility to shine, this "newspaper" prefers to follow the narrative, and shame people who dare to question what is happening in their community. Residents who participated in the recent extraordinary meeting with the Shire should be reported on fairly, perhaps even congratulated for using the democratic process we have in place to hear the voice of the people. They should not be vilified for speaking their truth. Nobody should.
Your publication has become an opinion piece for the corporations, and your journalists certainly don't follow the MEAA code of ethics. Will post here to remind us all of the guidelines our journalists code of ethics.

"Respect for truth and the public’s right to information are fundamental principles of journalism. Journalists search, disclose, record, question, entertain, comment and remember. They inform citizens and animate democracy. They scrutinise power, but also exercise it, and should be responsible and accountable.

Journalists will educate themselves about ethics and apply the following standards:
1. Report and interpret honestly, striving for accuracy, fairness and disclosure of all essential facts. Do not suppress relevant available facts, or give distorting emphasis. Do your utmost to give a fair opportunity for reply.

2. Do not place unnecessary emphasis on personal characteristics, including race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, family relationships, religious belief, or physical or intellectual disability.

3. Aim to attribute information to its source. Where a source seeks anonymity, do not agree without first considering the source’s motives and any alternative attributable source. Where confidences are accepted, respect them in all circumstances.

4. Do not allow personal interest, or any belief, commitment, payment, gift or benefit, to undermine your accuracy, fairness or independence.

5. Disclose conflicts of interest that affect, or could be seen to affect, the accuracy, fairness or independence of your journalism. Do not improperly use a journalistic position for personal gain.

6. Do not allow advertising or other commercial considerations to undermine accuracy, fairness or independence.

7. Do your utmost to ensure disclosure of any direct or indirect payment made for interviews, pictures, information or stories.

8. Use fair, responsible and honest means to obtain material. Identify yourself and your employer before obtaining any interview for publication or broadcast. Never exploit a person’s vulnerability or ignorance of media practice.

9. Present pictures and sound which are true and accurate. Any manipulation likely to mislead should be disclosed.

10. Do not plagiarise.

11. Respect private grief and personal privacy. Journalists have the right to resist compulsion to intrude.

12. Do your utmost to achieve fair correction of errors.

May shut down your agenda pushing outlet. Tons of research out there proves you are wrong along with this entire narrative. How about you message me back and I will show you exactly how grossly incompetent and dishonest you guys are at doing your job. Hand in your honesty card, you guys are evil.

I am astounded that extensive searching on the internet reveals no way of providing the paper with a letter to the editor. Surely you would like some community involvement