Wendy Bacon Journalist, activist
MenuToday's a sad day for many in our neighbourhood because a Woolworths supermarket, which many in our community didn't want, has opened its doors at the end of my street on the boundary of Newtown and Erskineville in inner Sydney.
№ 6 in Women in the Media
Today we published Part 4 of our New Matilda 'Where are the women in the media?' series. On Tuesday, we published Part 3 of our investigation which was a gender breakdown of by lines on a particular day. We called it a 'snapshot' and suggested more research is needed.
№ 5 in Women in the Media
The Women in the Media project tackles the sources journalists turn to for quotes and expert opinion. Whose voices get heard?
№ 4 in Women in the Media
The Women in the Media project came under fire yesterday in the pages of The Australian. Wendy Bacon and Elise Dalley respond to claims that their report wasn't 'borne out by the facts'.
№ 24 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
Roseanne Beckett passes Channel Seven's lie detector test.
№ 23 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
Despite questions hanging over both the Crown and NSW Police involved in the convictions of Roseanne Beckett, why has no one been held accountable?
№ 22 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
Last week, Roseanne Beckett won her High Court appeal, but the NSW Attorney-General is resisting compensation. It's time to put a spotlight on the Crown's conduct in this case, writes Wendy Bacon.
№ 21 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
My last post introduced readers into an investigation into the frame-up of Roseanne Beckett (previously Catt). Three days after we published Fire Trail in October 2000, we published a second feature. This one specifically focused on Roseanne's case, about which the media had been silent since she was imprisoned in 1991.
№ 20 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
This week, Roseanne Beckett (previously Catt) unanimously won her appeal to the High Court of Australia against the New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW DPP), clearing the way for her to sue NSW for malicious prosecution.
№ 19 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
The High Court of Australia clears the way for Roseanne Beckett to sue for malicious prosecution.