ABC removes more episodes by sacked reporter Mahmood Fazal after investigation into anonymous sources
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has removed additional episodes reported by former journalist Mahmood Fazal due to failures in verifying anonymous sources. This follows his termination in May after an internal investigation into his editorial practices.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the critical importance of editorial standards and source verification in investigative journalism.
The ABC terminated Mahmood Fazal's employment in May. ( ABC News )
An ABC review of sacked reporter Mahmood Fazal's use of anonymous interviewees has found three more episodes of concern from Four Corners and Background Briefing.
Two episodes have been withdrawn and another has had a short segment edited out.
A separate ABC Ombudsman review into two Four Corners episodes is still underway , but Fazal says he "won't stop" reporting on Australia's underworld.
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Fazal's employment was terminated in May after an ABC investigation into his appearance on a podcast with a former underworld figure last year, ABC managing director Hugh Marks confirmed at a Senate estimates hearing in May.
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