What's Really Going On At Mamamia? Plus, The Epstein Story Re-Emerges
The big media story this week has been allegations of nepotism at Mamamia, but it looks like the company has bigger problems.
Scott Mitchell
Can Attacking A Writers Festival Turn This Man Into A Right-Wing Star?
What do Mark Latham, Sam Bamford and even Hollywood actress Emily Blunt's sister have in common? All of them got caught up in one man's campaign against a writers festival in the last few weeks.
We Counted All the Errors in Jillian Segal’s Attack on the ABC and SBS
Jillian Segal wants a new body to vet journalism. If she had submitted her evidence in front of the Royal Commission as an article to a newsdesk, it wouldn’t pass fact-check.
The Press Gallery Strikes Again + The Push To Silence Doctors and Nurses
The regulator for healthcare workers makes an awkward defence of its policy to silence workers, and the Midwinter ball serves up the mediocrity we've come to expect.
Pauline Hanson and the Ritual Humiliation of Australia's Media
The public is shocked Pauline Hanson got treated with such a light touch; journalists are starting to respond. But how seriously are they taking it?
The Press Council's Hypocrisy, Sharri's Royal Commission Leaks, and the Truth Is Out There
Australia's Press Council shows it's not fit for purpose with a decision against a cartoon about Benjamin Netanyahu. Did Australia's foremost paranormal investigator have a brush with Steven Spielberg? Plus, will the Royal Commission call the ABC?
The Charlie Pickering non-Apology, An Albanese Lie the Media Missed. Plus, How to Stand Up to Political Pressure
The Australian media completely missed a major fib told by the Albanese government, and Charlie Pickering performs a not-very-apologetic backflip.
Hugh Marks Just Seized Control of ABC News. Plus, What's Really Behind the House-Clearing at Four Corners?
The ABC's news director was spectacularly replaced this week. It doesn't bode well for the future direction of the broadcaster.
Australian Media Boosts Israeli Propaganda After Flotilla Abuse, and Who’s Behind Anti-Budget Memes?
The media is taking it at Israel's word that Ben-Gvir is an outlier, not the norm. Lamestream can reveal that on at least one occasion, points to the contrary were edited out of reports.
Why is Australian Media Celebrating an Artist Being Banned From the US? Plus, the Housing Tax Explainers That Got it Wrong
An Australian musician being booted from the US allegedly because of a joke his girlfriend posted should be a major diplomatic incident, no?
Why is Australian media celebrating an artist being banned from the US? Plus, the housing tax explainers that got it wrong
An Australian musician being booted from the US allegedly because of a joke his girlfriend posted should be a major diplomatic incident, no?
Unmasking the Lobby That Fought to Block Real Solutions to the Housing Crisis
How the media ran property industry lines, a "chief economist", and blunted a once-in-a-generation chance to fix the housing crisis.
Casual racism in The Age, We Tested The Daily Aus' PR claims, and the ABC Might Re-Write a Headline After we Publish This.
In this week's column, the ABC report 8 million Australians are reliant on income support but the report's author isn't so sure, one newspaper reports that Chinese Australians live along the 'Yum Cha line' and The Daily Aus claim to advise public broadcasters.
More Nine cuts, the Royal Commission backfires, duelling Syria repatriation stories, and a once great TV network becomes pro-Trump propaganda
Nine handed out public money it received to shareholders and is cutting jobs again, right-wing media go after Albanese's anti-Semitism review, and duelling 'ISIS brides' stories demonstrate government secrecy.
What's Really Behind the Walkley's Shake-Up, The Daily Aus Goes Wild for Albo, and One Nation vs. The Media
In this week's Friday column: Pauline Hanson loves the media spotlight, but bans journalists who ask her tough questions. Should journalists be taking selfies with the PM? And why this week marked a rout for some doyens of journalism
Read Evelyn Araluen’s Blistering Resignation Letter to University of Queensland Press
After Lamestream broke the news that the University of Queensland Press had cancelled the publication of a children’s book, award-winning writer Evelyn Araluen has terminated her relationship with UQP.