ABC ban: News Corp rejects media boycott of Nauru forum

Press gallery says it won’t cover Turnbull’s trip unless public broadcaster gets visa

• Amanda Meade
• The Guardian

News Corp has rejected a boycott of the Pacific Islands Forum by the Australian federal press gallery, which was sparked by a Nauru government ban on the ABC for alleged “bias and false reporting”.

The president of the press gallery, David Crowe, said on Wednesday that the small pool of journalists, including a reporter, a stills photographer and a TV camera operator, would no longer cover the event if the ABC’s ban were not rescinded.

The gallery’s stance was…

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