📰 Cash for Coverage?

Fresh Claims Revive Australia’s “Cash for Comment” Media Scandal

More than two decades after Australia was rocked by the infamous “cash for comment” scandal, new allegations are emerging that suggest the practice may not only still exist — but has evolved into a sophisticated shadow industry operating through intermediaries within the media and PR ecosystem.

According to multiple insiders from Australia’s media and public-relations sectors, intermediaries are allegedly charging between:

💰 AUD $75,000 – $250,000

to secure segments on high-rating current affairs programs, including formats such as A Current Affair on Channel 9.

These placements, it is claimed, can be arranged as:

📺 Glowing promotional features framed as investigative journalism
📺 Damaging “attack” segments designed to discredit competitors, rivals, or targeted individuals

If true, this would represent a disturbing continuation of the very practices that once brought Australia’s major networks into public disgrace.

Original Source:
https://businessreviewasia.news/cash-for-coverage-fresh-claims-revive-australias-cash-for-comment-media-scandal/