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UK media hounds Black professor | Is Politico really 'neutral'? | Anti-Hanson student protest
50:08 Jan and Antoinette explain why the death of Cambridge’s youngest Black professor Jason Arday was not, in fact, a “plagiarism row” but something far greater and more pernicious that the British press had a hand in. Plus, popular newsletter Politico launches its Canberra team with claims to
TikToker finds Israel propaganda in popular TV shows
Jan's yes this week goes to a TikToker who exposes random references to Israel in pop culture which appear to serve no purpose outside of soft propaganda.
How the media reacted to Jason Arday's death
The media’s self-reflection (or lack thereof) following the tragic death of Cambridge Professor Jason Arday needs to examined — will outlets take responsibility for the digital lynch mob that hounded him, or will they deny culpability?
Richard Flanagan blasts pro-Israel lobby | Jason Arday media apologises or doubles down |
A look at a searing speech by acclaimed author Richard Flanagan at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, in which he argues that the pro-Israel lobby is threatening our democracy. We also examine the media's self-reflection, or lack of it, following the tragic death of Cambridge Professor