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The truth about Baby Reindeer
Club Picks An interview with Richard Gadd in GQ from early April outlining where he is coming from… He says the show is “pretty truthful” and “extremely emotionally truthful”. This piece in the Free Press called Baby Reindeer Is…
Read More...More kids, more towns, more empathy
With all the news of late about youth crime, gendered violence, and incarceration rates, we have found ourselves asking – I wonder what Bernie thinks? Bernie Shakeshaft is the 2020 Australian Local Hero of the…
Read More...Making and reporting on the Federal Budget
Hey Squizer, How to unpick the Federal Budget for you is one of the first things I remember pondering not long after The Squiz was launched back in March 2017. I had all sorts of…
Read More...Faster, faster, faster fashion
This week on News Club, we talk with Lauren Sams, fashion editor at the Australian Financial Review, about the rise of ultra-fast fashion and how businesses like Temu and Shein manage to offer such cheap…
Read More...Interview: Making and reporting on the Federal Budget
With Treasurer Jim Chalmers set to hand down the Federal Budget next week, we thought it would be a good time to dive into the process of how it gets made and how the media…
Read More...The weighty issue of Ozempic
Club Picks: This podcast on ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program includes an interview with podcaster Claire Murphy. She was on Ozempic for weight loss so there’s that perspective, but also helps explain what the…
Read More...A reporter’s perspective on covering Israel’s war on Hamas
At The Squiz, we spend a lot of time and effort ensuring we read widely from trusted sources and putting aside our own biases to give you the best possible information. Every now and then,…
Read More...The business of Bluey
G’day News Clubbers. The topic this week is Bluey – the Aussie-produced phenomenon that has taken the kids entertainment world by storm. Kate is the parent of a 4yo and a 2yo and will happily…
Read More...Our media literacy crusuade
Club Picks: For some context on the Meta/News Media Bargaining Code saga, here’s an article penned by The Conversation editor Misha Ketchell on how it all reminds him of the fable of the scorpion and the frog. This is…
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