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Kim Williams must marry ABC’s need for diversity with objective journalism, former Media Watch host says

Jonathan Holmes believes incoming ABC chair knows it is a ‘very live debate’ amid upheaval over impartiality at the broadcaster

The Guardian - AU

The curious case of Seven’s voice artwork, ABC licks wounds after defamation loss

The work created for SBS voice portal used during 7Plus referendum coverage. Plus: Courier Mail goes rosy over newsreader’s wedding proposal

The Guardian - AU

No, ABC Media Watch did not expose COVID-19 crisis actors

Facebook users pushing the ‘crisis actors’ conspiracy theory with Media Watch footage edited out parts of the program debunking the claims.

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Dutton has a dig at miner

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says some pro-Voice big companies are cowards ‘craving popularity’ by backing the Yes23 campaign, and gambling companies should pay for gamblers’ rehab and legal help.

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ABC stands by Media Watch segment on Julie Szego despite backlash over accuracy

Media Watch executive producer Tim Latham told Crikey the show stands by its story and the importance in airing ‘differing points of view’.

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ABC Ombudsman dismisses Nine newspaper complaint about Media Watch Red Alert segment

Host Paul Barry was deemed not to have breached editorial standards because the show was opinion, not news, after SMH and Age series on China

The Guardian - AU

We shall fight them on our pages: Nine newspapers invoke Churchill to defend their Red Alert series

Newspapers’ leadership angrily rejects criticism of China series with insiders saying their efforts were similar to ‘Churchill taking on the Nazis’. Plus: the end of the shock jock?

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SMH staff are frustrated to be in the news, again

SMH editor Bevan Shields hit back at critics in a note to subscribers less than a year after being forced to issue an apology for outing a celebrity.

Crikey

ABC offerings rouse TV land from the snore and bore of summer ratings

Media Watch and 7.30 are the only salvation for viewers as a long summer filled with tedious shows looms.

Crikey

ABC news staff hit back at Media Watch over coverage of trans issues

Presenter Paul Barry claims ABC partnership with LGBTQ+ group could lead to bias, but staff have defended relationship. Plus: Binge follows Netflix into ads

The Guardian - AU

Sky News claims Alan Jones’s misleading commentary balanced by covering daily Covid press conferences

FoI documents reveal that as of late 2021 media watchdog received 19 Covid-related complaints about Alan Jones

The Guardian - AU

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