Register here for our live Q&A Event on 7th October, hosted by Friends of the ABC:https://events.humanitix.com/truth-lies-and-media-meet-the-podcasters-talkThe shooting death of Trump youth ally Charlie Kirk lights a bonfire of media coverage and debate - but why did the June double murder of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband barely rate a mention in comparison?News of the shooting murder of Charlie Kirk swept around the world within minutes. The MAGA superstar was famous for arguing that gun deaths were an acceptable price to pay for gun freedoms - now he is dead at the hands of a sniper.Plus .. brace yourself for Fox News coming to Australia .. the Murdoch outlet that perpetuated the rigged election lie and has just been forced to apologise after one of its on air stars advocated giving lethal injections to mentally ill homeless people.And Stephen Colbert whose No. 1 rating "The Late Show" was axed by Paramount to appease Donald Trump has the last laugh with three standing ovations and an Emmy at American TVs night of nights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Deep Dive 3 - With Charlotte Grieve
Investigative Journalism and What It Takes to Win:Denis Muller speaks with journalist Charlotte Grieve, the driving force behind the investigation of a renowned orthopaedic surgeon, resulting in a remarkable defamation case win for The Age / Channel 9.Thank you to our amazing supporters! You can help us here: https://buymeacoffee.com/truthliesandmedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 28 - A Reactionary Vision
Is there anyone out there the LNP don't hate? Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the Liberal senator who aspires to be PM, blames the media after she gives an interview sledging Indian immigrants, triggering a backlash within her own party. It's straight from the Trump playbook - demonising migrants and the journalists who report you doing it.Plus Murdoch's Sky News plays "as live" to air an uninterrupted unedited rant from neo Nazi Thomas Sewell .. live press conferences are usually reserved for reputable senior voices of authority, not white supremacists spreading hate.Denis Muller says we are witnessing an unfolding new era of racism. And the hunt to discover who is bankrolling war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation fight as lawyers for Nine ask for a please explain from billionaire Gina Rinehart.Thank you to our amazing supporters! You can help us here: https://buymeacoffee.com/truthliesandmedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 27 - Oxygenating Evil
A Neo Nazi inserts himself into the news cycle with a bizarre and menacing rant at Jacinta Allan as she holds a press conference forcing it to be abandoned.These are not ‘anti immigration” protesters - they are violent racists. So why do some media normalise and downplay their dangerous hate speak?Plus whistleblower Richard Boyle had his life turned into hell by the ATO after he lifted the lid on their unethical debt collection practices - so they pursued him for seven years. Now a court has allowed him to walk free without a conviction.And why does Bob Katter want to punch a Channel Nine journalist for telling the truth?Thank you to our amazing supporters! You can help us here: https://buymeacoffee.com/truthliesandmedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 26 - Reflecting Community Shock
The shockwaves reverberate as two police officers are murdered in cold blood by a maniac with a gun and a grudge. The grief hits Victoria Police the families of the slain officers like a sledge hammer .. and the accused killer is now on the run. How can journalists do justice to the outpouring of emotion and avoid intruding on those who are suffering while still ensuring the community is kept informed?Denis Muller will unpack the pressure points around reporting profound tragedy.And rape survivor Brittany Higgins ordered to pay her former boss Linda Reynolds $341,000 in damages and interest by the WA Supreme Court after a series of defamatory social media posts.. a huge win for the former Defence Minister. But why has West Australia along with the NT not enacted a critical public interest defence law which is in place everywhere else around Australia?Thank you to our amazing supporters! You can help us here: https://buymeacoffee.com/truthliesandmedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Broadcast journalist Nicole Chvastek and Australia's pre-eminent journalism ethics expert Denis Muller seek out the media industry's good, bad and ugly, taking you behind the headlines in their revealing podcast Truth, Lies and Media. New episodes each Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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