Reason given is that some unspecified amount of quoted experts contacted the publisher protesting that they had been quoted either without their consent and/or had their quotes mischaracterized/presented out of context.

    • ShareThatBread [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I’m guessing you were referring to the “Lock out these refugee thugs. Rape outrage the last straw as migrants flout our laws”

      What you haven’t seen is below that it saids “Taken from the Herald Sun”

      Here’s the article

      https://www.crikey.com.au/2007/02/21/the-latest-hot-button-issue-scary-sudanese-people/

      Although I can’t read the entire article, given the initial tone and Crikey’s history, I’m going to say it’s going to be critical of the right wing media framing

      Read the analysis from Media Bias Fact Check

      https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/crikey/

      Given this article was from 2007, well before Crikey’s sale, I’m going to say that yes it was a credible news source then.