September 13th 2007

Some prisoners continue to protest their innocence long after they have been found guilty, but how easy is it to reverse a true miscarriage of justice?.

To what extent do the law, politicians and the media block the re-examination of closed cases? Using several high-profile examples, this free public lecture examines the difficulties faced in unearthing the truth and what happens when the system fails.

Wendy Bacon
Associate Professor Wendy Bacon is a well-known Australian investigative journalist and non-practising media lawyer. She has worked with Australia's major news and current affairs media, winning a Walkley Award for her reporting on official corruption in NSW.

Besides leading the respected UTS journalism program, she still publishes stories in the Sydney Morning Herald, teaches freedom of information law for John Fairfax and Sons and is a board member of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. She is a contributing editor to the Pacific Journalism Review and Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism.

Resources

• flyer (PDF 56k)
• presentation slides (PDF 152k)
• audio recording (MP3 27.6 MB)

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