It turns out some people still watch SBS, and one eagle-eyedviewer noticed the broadcaster had “misrepresented” old Tweets made by Liberalcandidate Katherine Deves.
The viewer then wrote to SBSdemanding they clean up their act.
“Shame on you forwilfully misrepresenting a woman who is in hiding because of death threats.!
Your program willencourage more threats toward Ms Deves because of the shoddy journalism and themis-framing of her words.
I would like to see anapology.”
And at the end of a severalhundred word letter, which included a long explanation that the “uncommonnessof the language” in Deves’ Tweet was the reason it wasn’t quoted in full, which“potentially risked viewers drawing a conclusion” different to the point Deveswent on to make – she got her apology!
SBS apologises for thisbreach of the SBS Code.
Well how about that! Turnsout Katherine Deves NEVER said, “half of all trans-identified people are sexoffenders”!
