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Add A Fact: "Victoria dubbed 'state of fear' by media"

Latest comment: 1 year ago4 comments3 people in discussion

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

Media coverage of the issue, led by the News Corp tabloid the Herald Sun, has dubbed Victoria “a state of fear” and reported that it could undermine the incumbent Labor government’s chances in the November state election.

The fact comes from the following source:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/03/is-melbourne-in-the-grip-of-african-gangs-the-facts-behind-the-lurid-headlines

Here is a wikitext snippet to use as a reference:

 {{Cite news |title=Is Melbourne in the grip of African crime gangs? The facts behind the lurid headlines |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/03/is-melbourne-in-the-grip-of-african-gangs-the-facts-behind-the-lurid-headlines |work=The Guardian |date=2018-01-02 |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en-GB |first=Calla |last=Wahlquist |quote=Media coverage of the issue, led by the News Corp tabloid the Herald Sun, has dubbed Victoria “a state of fear” and reported that it could undermine the incumbent Labor government’s chances in the November state election.}}

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All the best: Rich Farmbrough 21:30, 7 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

This would be better placed in an article about the moral panic around the Apex gang. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 21:32, 7 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

The "fact" on display in that five year old article, is that the Herald Sun, already a discredited source by Wikipedia standards, tried to whip up community fear over a race issue. It's a standard part of the image of this media outlet. I don't believe anything needs to be added to the article. HiLo48 (talk) 23:23, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Agreed. The Herald Sun isn't a reliable source (just search for it at WP:RS/N and read any of the discussions that have taken place on it) and even if it was reliable the information would belong on another article as mentioned above. TarnishedPath^talk 23:38, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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