This from Crikey today
Apology to Morry Schwartz
On Friday Crikey published an article by Guy Rundle which in part concerned Louis Nowra’s article in The Monthly on Germaine Greer.
Rundle quoted Germaine Greer as claiming: “ ‘The story is that Louis works for Morrie [sic] Schwartz, who commissioned a piece that involved two weeks in Bangladesh—where it costs a reasonable amount of money not to be killed — and then did not pay for the article, despite guarantees. He doesn’t like being told he’s wrong, hence the article.’ ‘’
Crikey accepts that Germaine Greer’s claim was entirely false and that in fact The Monthly paid Germaine Greer $23,518.74 for her unpublished article through her literary agents, Gillon Aitken & Associates, on March 28 2006.
Crikey apologises to Morry Schwartz for the false claim and the harm done to his reputation.
I wonder if the apology was part of a settlement or an attempt to reduce damages in a defamation suit? It was a pretty damaging statement about a publisher.
If this is Greer’s claim, as Crikey claims, then is she liable as well? The Monthly sues Germaine Greer. Bolt’ll love it.
Adrien
22 Mar 10 at 6:16 pm
Nowra 1, Greer 0
The para only makes sense if “from me” is inserted after “commissioned a piece”.
Even then I’m not sure. (did Greer go to Bangladesh for The Monthly? Did Nowra? did they both stay at the Sheraton? Who got paid for what by whom? Why so much money? Was it for Big Brother Chittagong, or Survival in the Swamp?)
Incoherence can be expensive.
If Rundle reported accurately (no comment), then Greer is ummm, a (no comment)wit.
Frank Campbell
22 Mar 10 at 8:09 pm
Rundle again. He can’t help himself.
“The Melbourne Writer” makes some really big calls at times and then gets hit in the head by the very same boomerang he threw.
JC
22 Mar 10 at 9:21 pm
I’m with Frank – it’s hard to work out who has done what to whom here.
Sinclair Davidson
22 Mar 10 at 9:38 pm
Hey Sinc:
It’s not necessary to figure out who’s done what to whom. It’s just good to see a bunch of lefties at each other throats and that’s hidden gift in all this
Keep it up fellas. You all have my support.
JC
22 Mar 10 at 9:44 pm
In other defamation news, ouch. Could have been $50,000 – now he has to pay $630,000. That’s gotta hurt.
C.L.
22 Mar 10 at 9:46 pm
JC – I agree on that point.
Sinclair Davidson
22 Mar 10 at 9:49 pm
You do have to be a fool to believe claims like that from someone like Germaine Greer. Anyone half sensible would get Schwartz’s version before they printed anything.
Bill
24 Mar 10 at 10:08 am