The ABC Ombudsman criticised three news bulletins that included unsubstantiated claims challenging the science behind the feral horse population estimate, but declined to rule on the journalist’s personal use of social media.
The ABC has been rapped over the knuckles for inaccuracy and lack of impartiality in news reports about the aerial culling of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park, but concerns over the reporter’s personal use of social media to campaign for brumbies remain unresolved.
The aerial shooting of feral horses, also known as brumbies, in Kosciuszko National Park is a contentious political issue, opposed by the Nationals, Animal Justice Party, brumby advocates and some media commentators, including 2GB host Ray Hadley.from the park to protect the region’s sensitive alpine environment, more than in the previous 21 years cumulatively.
The ABC published a correction on Thursday, after the ombudsman’s ruling, acknowledging the reports were published without seeking comment from the National Parks and Wildlife Service or acknowledging the agency’s evidence to parliament.Jack Gough, advocacy director at the Invasive Species Council, said it was disappointing the complaint took two months to resolve but welcomed the “clear and scathing ruling from the independent ABC Ombudsman”.
The Invasive Species Council complaint included extensive evidence that Wells was actively assisting a campaign to stop aerial shooting of feral horses, including through regular posts on social media, advising the campaign on media strategy, encouraging them to seek donations for a PR firm and assisting them to find a PR firm.
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