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Victoria crime news site staffed by Philippine workers

Original: Website reporting on crime in Victoria staffed by workers in Philippines By Michael Workman Victoria Crime News is a new

Victoria Crime News presents itself as a local news website using Australian journalists, but an ABC News Verify investigation found its articles were written by workers based in the Philippines. When the site's owner was contacted, he admitted the stories were not written by local journalists as claimed. The finding has raised questions about transparency and trust in hyperlocal news outlets covering crime.

Why now: The ABC investigation exposing the site's misleading claims about local journalism has prompted discussion about accountability in local news.

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• Website reporting on crime in Victoria staffed by workers in Philippines By Michael Workman Victoria Crime News is a news website that purports to use local journalists. But when ABC NEWS Verify contacted its owner, he admitted the articles on his site were not written by… · abcfeeds@rssfeed.media · 3

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