Sacre bleu! Crikey’s French is horrifiqué!

One of the core pillars of any functioning democracy is a free and independent press: a fourth estate ready to hold the powerful to account.

At Crikey, we believe wholeheartedly in this principle, and spend a lot of time prodding our colleagues in the mainstream media in the hope that it inspires them to do better. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it.

But we also know it’s important to practice what we preach. And sometimes, that means shining the spotlight on ourselves. Yes, as hard as it is to believe, those of us in the Crikey bunker sometimes make mistakes.