John Laws, the ‘Golden Tonsils’ of radio, calls it quits – again
Laws has announced his retirement for the second time after 13 years at radio network 2SM.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Sky News forced to apologise after quoting fake Andrew Forrest tweet
A fake quote from a social media account posing as billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest was published by Sky in a news story about the ABC, criticising the public broadcaster for a lengthy acknowledgement of country.
- by Calum Jaspan
The ABC launched a racism review. The responses were damning
Outgoing ABC boss David Anderson has told current and former staff he is “truly sorry” after a report into systemic racism issued 15 recommendations.
- by Calum Jaspan
Melbourne legend in box seat after Mark Robinson sacked from AFL 360
A Demons great has emerged as the frontrunner to replace News Corp’s chief football writer, Mark Robinson, who was axed from Fox Sports’ popular AFL 360 talk show.
- by Calum Jaspan
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It’s a flop: Kyle and Jackie O show sinks further in Melbourne
The pair have dominated Sydney FM radio for almost two decades, but the national expansion has had a rough start.
- by Calum Jaspan
Psychological support enlisted for ABC staff ahead of racism review
The ABC is bracing for the details of the long-awaited Janke review into racism at the broadcaster, set to be published on Tuesday.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Peter Greste spent 400 days in jail. Now he wants a register for journalists in Australia
Former journalist Peter Greste spent 400 days in an Egyptian jail while working for Al Jazeera. Now, he has co-founded a body to define journalistic standards and press freedom in Australia.
- by Calum Jaspan
Hutchison’s company at the centre of footy media shake-up
Craig Hutchison is set to feature on Seven next year as his production company, Rainmaker, expands its relationship with the Kerry Stokes-controlled network.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Hubbl boss departs as Foxtel restructures again
Foxtel has overhauled its reporting structure after two senior executive exits.
- by Calum Jaspan
Caroline Wilson to join Seven’s broadcast team for 2025 AFL season
The leading football journalist will keep writing for The Age and maintain her regular commitments with 3AW.
- by Calum Jaspan
ABC failed to act on 2022 legal notice about Heston Russell audio issues
ABC managing director David Anderson has commissioned an independent review into a story published in 2022 about former commando Heston Russell with incorrect audio.
- by Calum Jaspan
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