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Joe Rogan and Elon Musk have responded to comments made by the ABC’s chair Kim Williams, who suggested the popular podcaster “preyed on people’s vulnerabilities” which he found to be “deeply repulsive”. With the caption “LOL WUT”, Rogan reposted a clip on social media platform X of the ABC chair criticising him during an appearance […]
The ABC’s chair, Kim Williams, has warned Australia is being “flooded” with misinformation and disinformation, just days after the federal government abandoned a bill to force social media giants to tackle harmful content on their platforms. In an address to the National Press Club, Mr Williams said misinformation must be countered, and doing so would […]
Late last week, the ABC announced Linton Besser as the new Media Watch host, taking over after Paul Barry steps down on December 2 after over a decade in the role. Besser joined the ABC in 2013 from the then Fairfax papers, and is a four-time Walkley Award winner, having most recently won last week […]
Newly tiger statue of the University of Santo Tomas as seen in Plaza Mayor. (Interaksyon/Rosette Adel) The official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas, The Varsitarian, is now calling for entries from college and university-level publications for the 10th edition of the UST National Campus Journalism Awards (UNCJA). The campus journalism awards will […]
Fran Kelly will return to daily broadcasting with a new program called The Radio National Hour, while Linton Besser will take up the mantle as Media Watch host as part of an ABC staff shake-up in 2025. Kelly will host a new program at 6pm every day on Radio National (RN) next year. The former […]
My first experience with the Canon EOS R1 was in the sweltering heat of Phoenix, Arizona with a pre-production unit. There is of course, only so much that you can test with a pre-production unit under predefined conditions. Fast forward to the present day and the winter weather isn’t the only thing different this time […]
The Assembly’s Dylan Lamb hoped to gain three things from his ABC internship: fame, filmmaking skills and funds for Lego. You may remember Dylan and his inquisitive volley of questions to some of the nation’s biggest names on Season 1 of The Assembly. His question for Hamish Blake was a series highlight. Knowing Hamish is […]
In a digital age when the line between truth and authenticity often blurs, the Click camera app brings a powerful tool to verify the reality behind images. For the first time, journalists working in Lebanon are capturing images from conflict zones that are digitally authenticated through a commercially available app. These images represent a breakthrough […]
Award-winning journalist and former ABC foreign correspondent Sally Sara will replace Patricia Karvelas as host of Radio National Breakfast in 2025. Announced on Radio National Breakfast on Friday morning, Sara will be joined each morning at the earlier time slot of 5:30am AEDT by political correspondent Melissa Clarke, business correspondent Peter Ryan and news presenter […]
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