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Guardian Australia's weekly media diary
  • Amanda Meade

    Peta Credlin nominated for Kennedy award despite Uluru statement report failing factcheck

    Amanda Meade
    Credlin’s report was removed by Facebook after RMIT factcheckers found its central claim was incorrect – a finding subsequently disputed by Sky
  • Amanda Meade

    Nine journalists do their block over Scott Cam’s Paris Olympics appearance amid strike

    Amanda Meade
    Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch’s real-life succession drama
  • Amanda Meade

    Nine CEO urges staff to ‘get into the Olympic spirit’ – but doesn’t mention he will keep the flame burning in Paris

    Amanda Meade
    Mike Sneesby will run in the torch relay on top of hosting advertisers. Plus: Joe Hockey turns Trump expert for Sky News
  • Tory Shepherd

    Star rating: Channel Seven panned for including astrology on nightly news

    Tory Shepherd
    Morning Show astrologer AstroTash lined up for a regular horoscope segment, drawing ridicule online. Plus: headlines behind bars
  • Amanda Meade

    Tory Maguire defends Nine CEO’s trip to Greece as reporters seethe over job cuts

    Amanda Meade
    Nine staff ask managing director of publishing if Mike Sneesby failed to ‘face the music’ after announcing job cuts. Plus: Andrew Probyn unloads on ABC
  • Amanda Meade

    ‘Not a great fan’: Phillip Adams signs off with parting shot at ABC chairman Kim Williams

    Amanda Meade
    Adams criticises Williams but wishes him well ‘in trying to save the joint’. Plus: turmoil at Seven as staff axed
  • Amanda Meade

    News Corp boss grilled over Hitler-Bandt headline as Seven admits failure over Lehrmann’s rent

    Amanda Meade
    The Australian was just surfacing ‘differing opinions’ when it made comparison between Greens leader and Hitler, Michael Miller says. Plus: fourth-generation Murdoch logs on
  • Tory Shepherd

    News Corp’s quiet apology after outrage over use of Indigenous children’s images

    Tory Shepherd
    Apology from Sky News was published at 7pm on Friday – a time when very few would see it, complainants say. Plus: speculation over Paul Barry’s replacement
  • Amanda Meade

    Even ‘magic’ and ‘miracles’ not beyond Rupert Murdoch as The Australian marks its 60th birthday

    Amanda Meade
    The masthead goes all out to flatter its boss before his arrival, lauding ‘a paper like no other’. Plus: ABC breaches its standards on brumbies reporting
  • Amanda Meade

    As News Corp rages over Laura Tingle, Sharri Markson bewails an ‘explosion of racism’ across Australia

    Amanda Meade
    Murdoch’s empire down under has been quietly reorganised – with a long, slow cull of journalists expected to follow
  • Amanda Meade

    News Corp editors try to impress as Rebekah Brooks and Lachlan Murdoch land in Sydney

    Amanda Meade
    The editor-in-chief of the Australian rolls out questionable readership figures and plugs for its new true crime podcast. Plus: Seven news boss rallies the troops
  • Amanda Meade

    Who’s out of touch? The tabloid obsession over what the treasurer’s ‘missus’ wore on budget night

    Amanda Meade
    Laura Chalmers’ outfit prompted some to brand her husband ‘out of touch’ – but others pointed to sexism in the coverage. Plus: more brickbats as Walkleys drop Ampol
  • Amanda Meade

    Bettina Arndt passed hat around for accommodation, cash and new friends for Bruce Lehrmann

    Amanda Meade
    So-called men’s rights activist claims Lehrmann is a victim but says she stopped short of chipping in for his legal defence. Plus: SMH columnists at war
  • Amanda Meade

    Feelgood story turns bad as Sky humiliates Indigenous teenager who caught $1m barramundi

    Amanda Meade
    Peter Stefanovic interview with teenager who won Northern Territory tourism competition turns sour. Plus: Daily Telegraph embraces Chat GPT
  • Tory Shepherd

    ‘Climate denial’ ad pulled from The Australian after being labelled ‘deceptive’

    Tory Shepherd
    Advertisement from IPA-linked Climate Study Group claimed fossil fuel use would not damage the environment. Plus: Janet Albrechtsen holds forth on the importance of not taking sides
  • Amanda Meade

    Channel Seven seeks ‘people and culture manager’ amid Lehrmann fallout, but where is the head of news?

    Amanda Meade
    As other executives exit, Seven staff are asking why Craig McPherson has remained so quiet. Plus: Jamelle Wells entangles ABC in brumbies row
  • Amanda Meade

    Bruce Lehrmann case sends Seven, Nine and Ten into internecine TV warfare

    Amanda Meade
    The spats continue among Australia’s media outlets in the wake of the all-consuming defamation case
  • Tory Shepherd

    Chequebook journalism is nothing new, but allegations in court about Spotlight’s practices have left insiders ‘gobsmacked’

    Tory Shepherd
    Claims in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case raise questions of media ethics. Plus: the IPA goes to war with fact-checkers
  • Amanda Meade

    Royal reverse as Nine’s 60 Minutes goes from ‘scandal’ to sympathy for Princess of Wales

    Amanda Meade
    Original story scrutinised ‘Catherine’s photoshopping blunder’ but its replacement heaped praise on ‘a courageous woman’. Plus: David McBride v the ABC
  • Amanda Meade

    Trump’s ‘nasty’ jibe and Sky’s Paul Whittaker – was it all part of News Corp’s war of revenge on Kevin Rudd?

    Amanda Meade
    Former PM’s campaign for a royal commission into the media giant ‘has come back to bite him on the bum’, one broadcaster suggests. Plus: a new star of the right
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