More than 30 Australian journalists and publishers faced court on Monday over their coverage of the trial of Cardinal George Pell for sex abuse offences. Prosecutors in the state of Victoria accuse them of breaching a strict gagging order forbidding them from reporting the trial while it was still ongoing.
Among those facing charges are some of Australia’s largest media groups, including Nine Entertainment Co, the Age, the Australian Financial Review, Macquarie Media, and various News Corp publications.
