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Australian media’s racism reckoning: Indigenous journalist quits over ‘unrelenting’ abuse

Stan Grant walks away from presenting job at the national broadcaster, after coverage of the King’s coronation prompted torrent of vitriol

The Guardian - AU

Stan Grant deplores media ‘poison’ as he signs off as Q+A host

A sustained conservative media campaign against the ABC’s coverage of the king’s coronation led the Q+A host to step down.

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Spy boss says terrorism threat lower – as it happened

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Stan Grant: Q+A presenter cites ‘poison’ of the media as he steps away from ABC show

Presenter who has received racist abuse says he needs ‘break from the media’ and says he is ‘part of the problem’ in emotional close to episode

The Guardian - AU

Stan Grant sends a message to his abusers in last Q+A before stepping away

Stan Grant makes an emotional statement at the end of Q+A, announcing he will be stepping away from media commitments following racist abuse, but confirming that he will be back stronger after a break.

ABC News

ABC news chief regrets not defending Stan Grant earlier amid racist attacks

Justin Stevens says he has apologised to presenter and urged media critics to ‘come after me’ rather than target journalists

The Guardian - AU

Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash

Prominent Indigenous journalist Stan Grant will step away from television hosting duties after viewers responded with racist abuse to his comments on historic Aboriginal dispossession

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ABC staff rally in show of support for Stan Grant

Hundreds of ABC staff around the country rallied in support of veteran journalist Stan Grant, who last week announced he would step away from media commitments due to racial abuse.

ABC News

Mood sinks at the ABC as Stan Grant exits after ‘grotesque racist abuse’

The Q+A presenter announced his departure from the ABC in a fiery column on the broadcaster’s website on Friday.

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ABC boss apologises to Stan Grant after Q&A call

The ABC's managing director has apologised to Q&A host Stan Grant as a question hangs over the TV journalist's future.

The New Daily

Stan Grant faced ‘unrelenting racism’, fellow ABC panellists say, as scale of conservative coverage revealed

Data suggests Sky News and the Australian mentioned the ABC’s coverage of Charles III’s coronation more than 150 times in the past two weeks

The Guardian - AU

Stan Grant quits Q+A over vile racist abuse

ABC TV's Stan Grant is "walking away" from his Q+A hosting duties, and other work for the national broadcaster, citing regular racial abuse.

The New Daily

Stan Grant steps away from Q+A citing 'relentless' racial abuse, accuses ABC of 'institutional failure' over coronation coverage backlash

Stan Grant accuses the ABC of "institutional failure", saying the organisation has failed to publicly defend him amid a storm of racist abuse which has forced him to step away from hosting Q+A.

ABC News

Back to the future with ABC’s reshuffle as content once again crowned king

Restructure will see all staff working in either news or content, as well as a few redundancies along the way. Plus: reality show contestant’s Lazarus moment

The Guardian - AU

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The Independent UK

Father reveals reason why he shared hospital photo of son who died in ‘TikTok Benadryl challenge’

Jacob Stevens, 13, died six days after attempting the deadly challenge

The Independent UK

What is the Benadryl challenge? New TikTok challenge that’s left 13-year-old dead

Jacob Stevens died last week, six days after attempting the challenge

Irish Mirror

Two teenagers dead as warning issued over TikTok 'Benadryl challenge'

Taking higher than recommended doses of the common over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medicine diphenhydramine (Benadryl) can lead to serious heart problems, seizures, coma, or even death

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ABC will re-air Fox News investigation ‘in light of’ Dominion case

‘Fox will no longer be scrutinised through a trial, so this is the complete story,’ the ABC said.

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Daily Mirror

TikTok breaks silence after boy dies in sick 'Benadryl challenge' while pals film him

Jacob Stevens, from Columbus, Ohio, US, ended up on a ventilator for six days but tragically died completing the viral "Benadryl challenge" after he suffered a seizure

The Independent UK

Boy, 13, dies after trying dangerous TikTok ‘Benadryl Challenge’

TikTok does not allow searches for ‘Benadryl’ on app

Daily Mirror

Boy, 13, dies from sick Benadryl TikTok challenge as dad shares tragic death bed image

Teenager Jacob Stevens, from Columbus in Ohio, US, spent six days on a ventilator after he overdosed on the over-the-counter medicine Benadryl in front of his friends during a dangerous viral TikTok challenge

The Guardian - AU

News boss admits ABC has ‘a way to go’ on diversity after Stan Grant criticises election coverage

Q+A host says presenter Jeremy Fernandez was reduced to a ‘cameo’ role on an otherwise ‘entire white panel’

The Guardian - AU

Antisocial media: ABC goes on warpath over coverage of Lisa Millar’s misogynist trolls

Broadcaster’s new policy to call out online abuse of journalists gets a workout courtesy of the Daily Mail and news.com.au. And did a chatbot write your news?

The Guardian - AU

ABC accuses News Corp and Daily Mail of amplifying misogynist Twitter abuse of Lisa Millar

Trolling of News Breakfast host over her outfit reported by the media outlets with screenshots and abusive tweets

Crikey

Senior ABC figures bristle at ACMA’s ruling that January 6 rioters were not a ‘mob’

It was not just the national broadcaster that called rioters at the Capitol a mob, senior staff say. Major media outlets all over the world did too.

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