Chris Mitchell
Encyclopedia
Chris Mitchell is an Australian journalist
and is editor-in-chief of The Australian
. He began his career on the former afternoon tabloid, The Telegraph, in 1973 and after working on The Townsville Bulletin, The Daily Telegraph
and the Australian Financial Review, became editor of The Australian
in 2003. The Australian
is owned by News Corporation
.
In a speech given in Adelaide on 20 February 2006, Clive Hamilton
(director of The Australia Institute
) identifies Mitchell as one of Australia's climate change "dirty dozen", a group of climate change sceptic
s with considerable influence over Australian Government policy (others are : Hugh Morgan, John Eyles, Ron Knapp
, Alan Oxley, Peter Walsh
, Meg McDonald, Barry Jones (former head APPEA), Ian MacFarlane
, Alan Moran, Malcolm Broomhead, and John Howard
).
, claimed that the prominent Australian historian, Manning Clark
, had been awarded the Order of Lenin
. This claim was later shown to be false.
In 2010, Mitchell claimed that he had been defamed by academic Julie Posetti
in a series of tweets she posted from a journalism conference claiming that reporter Asa Wahlquist
had said Mitchell controlled election coverage of climate change issues. Posetti refused to apologise when tapes of the conference seemed to back her version of events.
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and is editor-in-chief of The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
. He began his career on the former afternoon tabloid, The Telegraph, in 1973 and after working on The Townsville Bulletin, The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
and the Australian Financial Review, became editor of The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
in 2003. The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
is owned by News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
.
In a speech given in Adelaide on 20 February 2006, Clive Hamilton
Clive Hamilton
Clive Charles Hamilton AM FRSA is an Australian public intellectual and Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics and the Vice-Chancellor's Chair in Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University. He is the Founder and former Executive Director of the The...
(director of The Australia Institute
The Australia Institute
The Australia Institute is a left wing Australian think tank conducting public policy research, funded by grants from philanthropic trusts, memberships and commissioned research....
) identifies Mitchell as one of Australia's climate change "dirty dozen", a group of climate change sceptic
Global warming controversy
Global warming controversy refers to a variety of disputes, significantly more pronounced in the popular media than in the scientific literature, regarding the nature, causes, and consequences of global warming...
s with considerable influence over Australian Government policy (others are : Hugh Morgan, John Eyles, Ron Knapp
Ron Knapp
Ron Knapp has been the CEO of the Australian Aluminium Council since 2001, after heading the World Coal Institute.In a speech given in Adelaide on 20 February 2006, Clive Hamilton identifies Knapp as one of Australia's climate change "dirty dozen", a group of climate change skeptics with...
, Alan Oxley, Peter Walsh
Peter Walsh (Australian politician)
Peter Alexander Walsh AO is a former Australian senator and Labor politician from 1974 to 1993.Walsh grew up in Doodlakine, Western Australia, where he was a wheat and sheep farmer. He was elected to the Australian Senate in 1974, and served as Minister for Resources and Energy from 1983 to 1984...
, Meg McDonald, Barry Jones (former head APPEA), Ian MacFarlane
Ian Macfarlane (politician)
Ian Elgin Macfarlane , is an Australian politician. He was elected as a member of the Australian House of Representatives in October 1998, representing the Division of Groom, Queensland for the Liberal National Party...
, Alan Moran, Malcolm Broomhead, and John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
).
Controversy
In 1996, the newspaper he edited at the time, The Courier-MailThe Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail is a daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. Owned by News Limited, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's...
, claimed that the prominent Australian historian, Manning Clark
Manning Clark
Charles Manning Hope Clark, AC , an Australian historian, was the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume A History of Australia, published between 1962 and 1987...
, had been awarded the Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
. This claim was later shown to be false.
In 2010, Mitchell claimed that he had been defamed by academic Julie Posetti
Julie Posetti
Julie Posetti is an Australian journalist and academic best known as the subject of a threatened lawsuit because of statements she made via Twitter.- Career :...
in a series of tweets she posted from a journalism conference claiming that reporter Asa Wahlquist
Åsa Wahlquist
Åsa Wahlquist is an Australian journalist. For over twenty years she has been writing and speaking on rural issues, focusing mainly on Australian climate and water issues. Wahlquist recently resigned as the rural writer for the newspaper The Australian...
had said Mitchell controlled election coverage of climate change issues. Posetti refused to apologise when tapes of the conference seemed to back her version of events.