Contempt conviction demanded for unchecked reporter who scuppered murder trial

By Adam Cooper
Updated January 30 2017 - 6:13pm, first published 5:19pm
Yahoo 7 reporter Krystal Johnson, seen outside the Supreme Court last year,  did not cover the murder trial in person. Photo: Justin McManus
Yahoo 7 reporter Krystal Johnson, seen outside the Supreme Court last year, did not cover the murder trial in person. Photo: Justin McManus
Krystal Johnson's contract details were redacted from court documents.
Krystal Johnson's contract details were redacted from court documents.

Prosecutors have called for a journalist and her employer, news website Yahoo7, to be convicted and fined for contempt of court after an online article forced a Melbourne murder trial to be aborted.

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