Talk:Herald Sun

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

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).

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).

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)

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)

This article is off topic and biased

This article is listing the Herald Sun as a conservative organisation, and though there views may be right-wing, it is a newspaper and not a political party. It is fine for the article to have a section on bias/views, but this one takes up half the article. The article needs to be expanded and changed to meet Wikipedia standards. Please discuss this and remove the issue.

Yours sincerely,

Anon Y. Mouse ~2026-30079-22 (talk) 09:03, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-30079-22 can you be clearer what you are referring to? TarnishedPath^talk 22:16, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

There is a box saying 'Conservatism in Australia'. ~2026-30079-22 (talk) 08:46, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

That box has a section to do with media. Herald Sun is part of that ecosystem. TarnishedPath^talk 09:25, 8 July 2026 (UTC)