In the rush to war, journalists are repeating the mistakes of 2003
The only thing the media doesn't want to scrutinise Donald Trump on, appears to be his willingness to join Israel's war with Iran — and whether allies like Australia would join him.
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What the ABC's latest cuts are really about
More job cuts at the ABC, the axing of Q&A, the end of The Project, the announcement of a new TV current affairs program, the sale of a leading daily news podcast... and that's just the media news that came after the shooting of multiple Australian
Schwartz Media is selling the 7am podcast
By Scott Mitchell The 7am podcast, once Australia's most-listened to daily news podcast has been sold by its publisher, Schwartz Media, to Solstice Media, the publisher of The New Daily website. Schwartz Media's CEO and head of editorial Erik Jensen informed staff of the sale on
ABC slashes arts, digital journalists in new restructure
Entire units have been cut or disbanded as a new restructure appears to take shape, with parts of the ABC's 2023 digital transformation plan undone.
ABC set to announce job cuts amid yet another restructure
Digital producers and podcast staff at the ABC are among those who have been notified of meetings with management, flagging job cuts or significant changes.
How should the media cover the far-right? It's question that's becoming more urgent
Osman looks at the non-reporting on a far-right publicity stunt this week and asks when the media should report on the far-right and when they shouldn't.
Inside the ABC's controversial decision to pull a Gaza interview
In the past week it feels like there's been a shift in terms of the Australian media's coverage of Gaza. The willingness to constantly defer to the Israeli government and the avoidance of certain language deemed taboo by editors, examples we've highlighted on the
Does the Coalition split actually make sense? Plus, a new NRL vs. AFL war breaks out
First up, thank you. We launched Lamestream a month ago and we're blown away by the response, support, encouragement, feedback and ideas. Leaving our full-time jobs in the media to try and build something new, exciting and independent always felt daunting, but it feels like we made the
Can the Greens and Labor stop hating each other?
The scene is set for maybe Australia's most progressive parliament, but the bad blood between the Labor party and the Greens runs deep and could prevent a progressive agenda really being pursued. Osman Faruqi takes a look at the relationship and whether it can be reset.
How Gaza coverage exposes the Australian media's fundamental flaws
It's difficult to imagine a more significant story in our lifetimes that the ongoing invasion and slaughter in Gaza, at the hands of the Israeli government. It's also a story that the Australian media, with very few exceptions, has covered terribly. The media's deference
Exclusive: Why we created Lamestream
Introducing Australia's newest media venture.