Judge's warning to media on terror (Aus.)

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Judge's warning to media on terror

A senior judge has admitted intelligence agencies would never have picked up Sydney terror suspect Zaky Mallah without the interest of the media.

But in sentencing the former pizza delivery boy to two and a half years' jail yesterday, Justice James Wood warned newspapers against publishing the views of potentially dangerous religious extremists.

Instead of risking the violation of terrorism laws or damaging covert intelligence operations, Justice Wood said the media should refer suspected terrorists to police or ASIO.

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Lori Price