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Ettention Please: the stories you might have missed this week
From yet another threat to democratic freedom to AI-generated news stories, here's the stories you might have missed this week.
‘Pay-for-play’: The hidden deals putting News24/Sky News first on your smart TV
Experts believe opaque commercial deals between the Korean tech giants and Murdoch's media empire could be pushing News24 content into households that would never choose to watch the channel.
Welcome to the world of hyperlocal news
A new monthly series where we sit down with media insiders redefining storytelling, trust, and culture. In the first edition, Renee Maxwell and Jacky Barker share their experience reviving hyperlocal news.
Ettention Please: the stories you might have missed this week
US bases in Australia, surveillance of activists, an Adidas controversy and a push to ban parliamentary scrutiny are the stories you might have missed this week.
A timeline of media reports Netanyahu knew about October 7 before it happened
Journalists from various outlets have claimed for years that Netanyahu knew Hamas was going to attack.
UN climate reporting falls short | Meta glasses stealth ads | Huckabee tries to rename West Bank
Jan and Antoinette look at how unsuspecting media outlets end up creating what looks like sponsored content for Meta Glasses… without their explicit knowledge or consent. We examine Antoinette’s hypothesis that Rupert Murdoch’s News 24 is forcing its way into the homes of ordinary Australians via Samsung smart
Meta glasses stealth advertising, UN climate reporting falls short + Murdoch’s smart TV deal
In this episode, Jan and Antoinette look at how unsuspecting media outlets end up creating what looks like sponsored content for Meta Glasses… without their explicit knowledge or consent. We examine Antoinette’s hypothesis that Rupert Murdoch’s News 24 is forcing its way into the homes of ordinary Australians
How journalists can stop letting Pauline Hanson write the news agenda
Where is the journalist solidarity in defence of our craft that is under attack?
Milo Yiannopoulos DEPORTED by ICE, turns on Trump
Milo Yiannopoulos is a British far-right commentator who rose to fame a decade ago being a “provicatour” and self-styled internet troll. He’s credited by some as a key figure in Donald Trump’s 2016 election. Well, now he’s ashamed he ever supported Trump because this week
Ettention Please: the stories you might have missed this week
A civil case against NSW Police, anger at the Northern Territory government, a private roundtable at a Royal Commission, and AI-generated campaign material are the stories you may have missed this week.
When everything is breaking, nothing is important
For years, the media responded to social media by becoming faster, more urgent and more constant, but AI now makes speed almost meaningless.
Where Ette Media goes looking for Palestine-Lebanon-Israel stories outside of mainstream press
We've compiled a list of national and international news sources and individuals that the Ette Media team turns to, to get closer to the truth.
Lindsay Clancy v "true crime press" | Israeli settlers attack US journalists |Terrible boxer tribute
Jan Fran and Antoinette unpack the true crime spectacle surrounding American mother Lindsay Clancy, who is on trial for killing her three young children. More proof Israel's war on journalists has spread to the West Bank, where violent settlers are attacking US and other foreign film crews while
The Lindsay Clancy case the true crime press
The Lindsay Clancy has divided public opinion and media reporting. It's gone from a local story in Boston to an international story about the struggles of motherhood. We discuss the role what a reporter called "the true crime press" had to play with its publicity.
The Internette: exposing the deeper issues in online drama
Internette with Soaliha breaks down the internet discourse around Ariana Grande's weight loss, Anne Hathaway's pregnancy and AI accusations on BookTok.