Sophie Elsworth

Sophie is media writer for The Australian. She graduated from a double degree in Arts/Law and pursued journalism while completing her studies. She has worked at numerous News Corporation publications throughout her career including the Herald Sun in Melbourne, The Advertiser in Adelaide and The Courier-Mail in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast. She began covering the media industry in 2021. Sophie regularly appears on TV and is a Sky News Australia contributor. Sophie grew up on a sheep farm in central Victoria.

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Shiite Muslims carry palestinian flag during a peace rally to condemn the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, late leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, by an Israeli air strike in Lebanon, in Chennai October 5, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)

ABC ombudsman changes ‘sympathetic’ Hezbollah stories

The taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s watchdog received more than a dozen complaints about an article that readers claimed was ‘too sympathetic to Hezbollah’.

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EXCLUSIVEMedia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 06: Pro Palestine supporters chant a slogan during a protest at Hyde Park on October 06, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Organizers of pro-Palestine protests in Sydney are set to proceed with a rally on Sunday, October 6, despite legal attempts by police to prohibit the gatherings due to safety concerns related to anticipated crowd sizes and potential disruptions. The following day, a vigil is scheduled to honor victims of violence in Gaza, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks, which has drawn criticism from government officials who deem the timing "extremely provocative". Protesters also planned to gather for similar events in Melbourne. (Photo by Roni Bintang/Getty Images)

ABC changes ‘correct’ way to report on Middle East

The taxpayer-funded broadcaster has sent out new guidelines to staff explaining how to report accurately on the war which includes changes to the language used.

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EXCLUSIVEMedia

Sydney radio ratings ‘don’t add up’

The latest radio ratings which saw audiences for Sydney station 2GB plummet resulted in urgent action being taken before they were released.

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Media DiaryMedia

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. MARCH 26, 2024: Zoe Daniel joins CEO of The Parenthood Georgie Dent and female leaders at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra to call on the federal government to support gender equity through important reforms to the early childhood education and care sector ahead of the upcoming Federal Budget in May. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Update attitudes to women’: Teal’s swipe at AFR

Former ABC journalist turned teal MP Zoe Daniel sent out a stern message to the men at Nine’s Australian Financial Review, telling them they need to pull up their socks and do better.

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Tony Armstrong quits ABC Breakfast. Picture: ABC

ABC star Tony Armstrong receives racist abuse

The public broadcaster has issued a statement about racist attacks directed at Indigenous presenter Tony Armstrong just one day after it released its racism review.

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Peter Dutton says the ABC is in “greater trouble” than he thought after a reporter asked him about Australia’s listing ofHezbollah a terrorist organisation. is warning of “tragedy” if something is not done to cool down conversations in Australia about the expandingconflict in the Middle East. The Opposition Leader’s comments come after Hezbollah flags and framed photos of the terrorist group’s slain leader, Hassan Nasrallah, popped up at pro-Palestine rallies in Sydney and Melbourne over the weekend. Picture: Sky News

ABC disowns Hezbollah questioning

The ABC said a tense exchange between a female reporter and Peter Dutton was ‘not a piece of reporting’ or a position taken by the public broadcaster.

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ABC managing director David Anderson, top right, has apologies to staff after a review prompted by the departure of Stan Grant, bottom right, uncovered racism at the public broadcaster.

ABC review uncovers ‘systemic’ racism

Staff making derogatory and offensive remarks are among explosive revelations from the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s racism review, prompting an apology from boss David Anderson.

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