Seven’s Spotlight programme got an exclusive interview with Pauline Hanson where she was given a platform to denigrate Muslims and talk about how much she wants to ‘mass deport those illegally in Australia. As usual, the rhetoric doesn’t match the facts — not that you’d know watching the hour-long episode. Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts or watch in full on YouTube.
Jan Fran and Antoinette celebrate Spain’s win at the FIFA World Cup acknowledging they’ve probably been influenced and/or brainwashed by their algorithm which morphed the football final into an Argentina hate-fest. Plus, they shine a spotlight on Seven’s exclusive interview with Pauline Hanson, and the
An indie media investigation into Australian F-35 parts reaching Israel, human journalists get scooped by AI, and concerns over racial bias in Australia’s first live AI police facial-recognition trial are the stories we think deserved more attention this week.
Ette Media can reveal the organisation they’re collaborating with is charging more than $10,000 for a half-day session – a detail all media outlets left out.
New, controversial "post and boast" laws and their impact on First Nations youth; Big Oil cashing in as heatwaves turn deadly; why an Australian university cancelled a talk with high profile speaker from the UN - plus Facebook pages posing as new outlets pushing propaganda.
London-born actress Jameela Jamil has copped a week of threats and racist slurs on social media and a character assassination in the press. Her crime? Appearing on a podcast criticising the British Empire in passing.
