Media mania descended on Morwell this week for the murder trial and verdict of Erin Patterson, are the victims being forgotten? SBS is celebrating fifty years of broadcasting this year, but is it still meeting its mandate? Managing Director of the Special Broadcasting Service James Taylor is adamant that it is. Thirteen years on from the prank call that shocked the world, radio host Michael Christian is taking his former employer to court. Over a decade after the call and the death of a UK nurse that followed it, where does the responsibility for damage caused by media lie? Guest: James Taylor, Managing Director of SBS
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Was this headline written by AI?
Is AI writing your news? Is it a problem if it does? Artificial intelligence in journalism researcher Dr Phoebe Matich is trying to discover the extent to which AI is being used in our newsrooms, and how journalists and audiences feel about it. Community radio stations across Australia are fighting for survival against a rising tide of costs and limited funding. The Managing Director of FBI Radio in Sydney Tyson Koh joins us to talk about the station’s efforts to stay on air. A sports streaming stoush has broken out as Nine secures a new rights deal for the English Premier League. Some linear TV channels burst back into life in New South Wales and South Australia after a brief period off air as Seven and WIN networks find a way to agree. Guests: Tyson Koh, Managing Director of FBI Radio and Phoebe Matich, Postdoctoral researcher at the Queensland University of Technology
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Sorting the real from the fake in a 21st century war
The fog of war is an old term but it has very modern applications. In the conflict between Israel and Iran there have been plenty of false images and videos doing the rounds and it can be tough for foreign media to know what’s accurate. So how do you tell the real from the fake? Antoinette Lattouf won her employment case against the ABC on Wednesday. Daany Saeed was in court and reflects on the media trial that made ABC the headline rather than the publisher. And a war of words has erupted this week with the E-Safety Commissioner and YouTube disputing terms as the Government considers whether or not to exempt the platform from the impending Social Media Minimum Age Legislation. Guest: Maryanne Taouk is a reporter for ABC Verify
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MediaLand Special: Lattouf wins ABC case
In a MediaLand special we dissect the ruling for Antoinette Latouff in her case against the ABC this morning. This morning the judgement in the case of Antoinette Lattouf vs the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was handed down in the Federal Court of Australia. Justice Darryl Rangiah ruled that Australian Broadcasting Corporation contravened the Fair Work Act by terminating the employment of the applicant, Antoinette Lattouf, for reasons including that she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. Her lawyers had also argued that her national extraction and race had played a role in her termination, however Justice Rangiah ruled the executives involved were not motivated by these factors. The ABC consistently denied she was unlawfully terminated during the hearing process. The judge ruled that the ABC must pay Ms Lattouf compensation of $70,000. He also ruled that a further hearing will take place in the future to decide on pecuniary compensation. Guests: Michael Bradley, Director of Marque Law and media commentator
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More and more aussies turning to social media for news
More Australians than ever are getting their news from social media with the big platforms expanding their online reach over that of Aussie newsrooms. We're also becoming more and more worried about misinformation but, depending on our political persuasions, we disagree about where it's coming from. The University of Canberra’s News and Media Research Centre’s digital media report for 2025 lays our news consuming souls bare. It's been a week for strange PR apologies, or non apologies. Three Australian companies illustrate how not to do it. And it's Christmas for audio statisticians! The radio stars aligned this week with three sets of data showing us how Australians are listening. Guest: Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Canberra Dr Caroline Fisher ck on the global media industry
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