Oban Times: "Police apologise to fish farm welfare campaigner"

 

 

Mr Staniford, an award-winning campaigner & author, hailed it as ‘watershed victory’. "Police Scotland has effectively reinforced the legality of filming at salmon farms. Salmon farms cannot keep the public out of public waters" https://t.co/Uenouv8FBV @obantimes @policescotland

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 19, 2020

 

 

The Oban Times reported (19 October 2020):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the newspaper version published on 22 October 2020:

 

 

 

 

Front page of today's @obantimes "Police Scotland apologises to fish farm campaigner" @policescotland @scotseafarms @Ecohustler @andrholder https://t.co/cNwnJSMYbH pic.twitter.com/Exe6LqWS9p

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 22, 2020

 

The day after the online version of the news story was published it was removed. 

 

 

Scottish Salmon Watch has asked The Oban Times for a comment.  Did Police Scotland or Scottish Sea Farms file a complaint with the Editor?

 

 

Newspaper removes online article: "Police apologise to fish farm welfare campaigner" https://t.co/cNwnJSMYbH
Did @policescotland or @scotseafarms complain to Editor @obantimes? The owners of The Oban Times - Wyvex Media Group - also own @fishfarmermag https://t.co/dO9DwpMUTx pic.twitter.com/6Q89labH37

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 25, 2020

 

 

An online version of the news article still appears online via PressReader:

 

 

 

 

Following the complaint the article "went back online" dated 26 October 2020 via a new web-link:

 

 

From: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 8:42 AM
Subject: Comment re. pulled online story?
To: Editor Oban Times <[email protected]>, Ellis Butcher <[email protected]>

 

Writing a blog tomorrow on the pulled story from the online version: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2020/10/19/police-apologise-to-fish-farm-welfare-campaigner/

 

Do you have any comment?

 

Thanks,

 

Don

 

 

 

From: Editor Oban Times <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Comment re. pulled online story?
To: Don Staniford <[email protected]>

 

Mr Staniford, I do not appreciate your insinuation. The story was taken offline while we investigated a complaint. This is standard practice. The investigation was completed late on Friday and the story went back online.

 

best wishes

Susan Windram

Editor

 

 

Editorial

Oban Times

01631 568000

 

 

From: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Comment re. pulled online story?
To: Editor Oban Times <[email protected]>

 

Thanks - the new story does not appear in online searches.  Thanks for posting back online via https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2020/10/26/police-apologise-to-fish-farm-welfare-campaigner/

 

There was no insinuation - it was a fact that the story was pulled.

 

Who filed the complaint?

 

Thanks,

 

Don

 

 

From: Editor Oban Times <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Comment re. pulled online story?
To: Don Staniford <[email protected]>

 

Mr Staniford, you'll find the story here... https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2020/10/26/police-apologise-to-fish-farm-welfare-campaigner/

 

best wishes

Susan

 

Editorial

Oban Times

01631 568000

 

 

 

 

Victory: "Police Apologise to Fish Farm Welfare Campaigner" back online https://t.co/cNwnJSMYbH "The story was taken offline while we investigated a complaint" @obantimes "The investigation was completed late on Friday & the story went back online" @policescotland @scotseafarms

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 26, 2020

 

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• Ongoing Welfare Abuse & Unnecessary Suffering on Salmon Farms - Why No Prosecutions?
• The Ferret: "Police apologise to anti-fish farm campaigner over access"
• Policing Scottish Salmon: Landmark Victory for Surveillance of Fish Farms

 

 

 

 

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