Scott Mitchell

Gotta say, pretty lame when you run a tiny independent media operation, break a couple of solid stories and one of the biggest media companies in the world writes them both up five hours later and pretends like you didn’t break them.

Schwartz Media journalists banned from 7am podcast after Gaza episode prompts negative comments| Weekly Beast Sale of 7am to Solstice Media included agreement that journalists from the Monthly and Saturday Paper would continue appearing on podcast

No plug on the scoop from The Guardian? 😢

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The journos banned from 7am podcast + ABC staff fire up + Our picks of the week First of all, here's what we have for you this week: * Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. * Exclusive: Schwartz Media bans journalists from appearing on 7am podcast— By Scott Mitchell * W...

For those looking for a Friday wrap of cracking media yarns rn, we've got a couple.

- Schwartz Media bans journalists from appearing on 7am podcast
- Why the ABC finally issued a statement about Gaza

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The journos banned from 7am podcast + ABC staff fire up + Our picks of the week First of all, here's what we have for you this week: * Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. * Exclusive: Schwartz Media bans journalists from appearing on 7am podcast— By Scott Mitchell * W...

Couple of great scoops from @scottmitchell.bsky.social in our newsletter this week:

- Schwartz Media has banned its journalists from appearing on the 7am podcast it recently sold

-The fractious meeting behind the ABC's statement on Gaza

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This wouldn't have happened without staff bringing it forward and asking hard questions -- that should not be lost in this.

ABC statement on journalists in Gaza - About the ABC The ABC is the only Australian media organisation with a permanent presence in the region and we have repeatedly tried to get reporters back into Gaza

Glad to see ABC News saying this after staff at Tuesday's townhall raised why the ABC had not joined or made a similar statement to the earlier statement by the BBC, Reuters, AFP and AP.

A win for staff and a lesson in asking management tough questions.

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Fantastic journalism from the Sydney Morning Herald. No notes.

Who is telling the truth??? Don't know if there are any facts that could help us get to the bottom of this one!

Welp, the 'enough is enough' moment for the media on Gaza was good while it lasted.

Glad everyone got to feel good by doing some hand-wringing about starving children!

Hope you got it out of your system, because that's also not allowed now and is hamas propaganda.

Good to see the Lamestream podcast take on the absolute failure of the ALP to do anything about the collapsing higher education sector in Australia, and the fact that the media (with a few exceptions) are letting them get away with it @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social @scottmitchell.bsky.social

The Push to Ban Criticism of Israel, Why Politics is Broken, and Superman's Ode to Journalism Lamestream · Episode

This week’s podcast is out, in it we cover: The real motivations behind the anti-semitism “review”, the crisis in climate policy, higher ed and more, plus why the media are hell bent and ensuring Australia commits to AUKUS, no matter what.

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If only Australian outlets could have run an article like this

Lamestream put questions to The Age, asking whether Nine Newspapers believed it was appropriate to make such a significant change without an editor's note disclosing this to its readers, and whether the removing on factual material breached Nine's own editorial policy.

The Age did not respond.

The Age published a factual story about anti-Israel protests. Then they deleted it First of all, here's what we have for you this week: * Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. * The Age published a factual, accurate story about anti-Israel protests. Then they deleted it — B...

The Age published a factual, reasonable story.

The Age quickly deleted it and knowingly removed facts from journalism that is meant to inform.

Exclusive from @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social

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Exclusive: Khaled Sabsabi faces fresh attacks as government envoy calls for arts funding crackdown Just a week after being reinstated by Creative Australia as Australia's representative to the 2026 Venice Biennale, artist Khaled Sabsabi is under renewed attack from pro-Israel activists and News Cor...

Exclusive: Khaled Sabsabi faces fresh attacks from pro-Israel activists and accusations of "anti-semitism" as government envoy calls for arts funding crackdown www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-kh...

Exclusive: Khaled Sabsabi faces fresh attacks as government envoy calls for arts funding crackdown Just a week after being reinstated by Creative Australia as Australia's representative to the 2026 Venice Biennale, artist Khaled Sabsabi is under renewed attack from pro-Israel activists and News Cor...

Story from @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social

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“Essential!”

Very kind recommendation of Lamestream after our exclusive that a new dossier attacking Khaled Sabsabi — including baseless smears — is being circulated by lobbyists.

ABC staff reject pay deal that required forfeiture of strike action ABC management tried to prevent staff from striking for 12 months by offering an immediate 3% pay rise. Here's how that went down at Aunty.

ABC staff have rejected management's offer of a 3% pay rise in exchange for forfeiting the right to strike for 12 months as "a terrible idea".

Lmao.

'It is completely incongruous': How the media’s coverage of Gaza has sent reporters independent An increasing number of reporters are launching independent ventures as audiences express distrust in the big newsrooms.

Australian media has witnessed an exodus of talent from newsrooms — not just those made redundant by shrinking media organisations, but also those leaving voluntarily, courtesy of how their newsrooms have been reporting on Gaza and the Middle East.

Daanyal Saeed in @crikey.com.au

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It's a very weird blind spot. I hope it came across in the chat, but I feel like it's an omission I hear even more just 'around the traps' talking to some ABC journalists, than it being in print -- and it is sometimes in print!

Thanks for listening! Very nice to hear of good ones giving us a go. 🙏

What the ABC's latest cuts are really about More job cuts at the ABC, the axing of Q&A, the end of The Project, the announcement of a new TV current affairs program, the sale of a leading daily news podcast... and that's just the media news tha...

We detailed how the latest cuts actually get rid of experienced journalists — some 10-year ABC veterans who've made television, radio and all kinds of programs WIlliams claims he's restoring.

I'm starting to think senior leaders have no idea who they have cut?

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Oh, gender and culture? Yep, also those jobs are cut under the plan his MD rolled out last month.

Williams frames the piece around history. The ABC tells our stories, and it's never been more important to hae a shared understanding of history.

Is this guy aware he just approved cutting the jobs of the people that write articles about history for ABC News?

Oh no, lol, the article doesn't actually address the Lattouf findings. Why would you think that based on my first sentence?

BUT there are some confounding statements about his vision of the ABC.

So Kim Williams has made his first public comments since the Lattouf findings, in an opinion piece published in The Saturday Paper.

Some thoughts...

Leaks, briefs and screenshots: The story behind Creative Australia's Sabsabi backflip A Lamestream exclusive investigation into the dropping and reinstatement of Khaled Sabsabi as Australia's representative at the Venice Biennale by Creative Australia – revealing stunning parallels wit...

I’ve obtained documents and emails that reveal, for the first time, the coordinated lobbying and right-wing media campaign designed to stop Khaled Sabsabi from becoming Australia’s representative to the Venice Biennale www.lamestream.com.au/leaks-briefs...

Leaks, briefs and screenshots: The story behind Creative Australia's Sabsabi backflip A Lamestream exclusive investigation into the dropping and reinstatement of Khaled Sabsabi as Australia's representative at the Venice Biennale by Creative Australia – revealing stunning parallels wit...

We've just published an exclusive on the campaign that got Sabsabi dropped by Creative Australia from @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social

There are stunning parrallels with the Lattouf findings.

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Much respect, Alan! Appreciate you.

I'd like that link to the guidance directed a bit more at those exercising the power.

But another day!

Web developer brains bigger than ours needed, I reckon!