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Suzanne Walshe, a former employee of the Age, comments on statements made by Andrew Bolt (quoted in the Monthly) about their previous relationship. Walshe states that she and Bolt had a six-year relationship in the 1980s and were engaged to be married. In the article published in the Monthly, Bolt gave a different version of events.
(p. 24)
Note: port. (Andrew Bolt and Suzanne Walshe, c.1980s)
Martin Flanagan reflects on the current state of journalism and wonders where subjective journalism crosses into propaganda. The 2011 legal case against Andrew Bolt is used to illustrate Flanagan's argument.