‘Cynical and cranky’ tweeter not a journalist, judge rules in defamation case

Craddock Murray Neumann 2021-07-06 5:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

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A self-described “citizen journalist” who publishes “cynical and cranky” opinions about the Australian Stock Exchange on the Twitter account Stockswami cannot claim journalist privilege to protect his source, a judge has found.

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