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[Link] When confronted by his inaction on the Brereton reforms, Peter Dutton attempts to shoot the messenger

Read: 6/5/2022 www.theguardian.com

Peter Dutton attempted to shoot the messenger on Thursday, branding the Guardian a trashy publication and denying he had ever hung the chief of defence out to dry on the Brereton inquiry reforms.

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[Link] Lyra McKee’s family appeal for fresh information about her killing

Read: 18/4/2022 www.theguardian.com

The family of Lyra McKee has appealed to the public for fresh information about her killing on the third anniversary of the journalist’s murder in Northern Ireland.

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[Link] Australian TV reporter Matt Doran gives lengthy on-air apology after he ‘insulted’ Adele

Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Australian TV reporter Matt Doran has made a lengthy, unreserved apology to Adele for failing to listen to her new album before an exclusive interview with the singer, calling the bungle a “terrible mistake”.

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[Link] Court blocks bid to release secret Ben Roberts-Smith report

Read: 23/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

Mr Roberts-Smith is suing The Age, Federal Capital Press and Fairfax Media, which reported serious allegations against him, including multiple unlawful killings in Afghanistan, which he denies.

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[Link] Al Jazeera bureau chief arrested in Sudan amid deadly anti-coup protests

Read: 15/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Sudanese security forces have raided the home of Al Jazeera’s Khartoum bureau chief and arrested him, the news outlet has said, a day after street protests across Sudan against a military takeover.

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[Link] Bizarre Images of New Zealand Protesters Wearing Trump Masks Evoke Capitol Riot

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

Thousands of anti-vaccine mandate protestors gathered in New Zealand’s capital of Wellington on Tuesday, Nov. 9, blocking roads and rallying outside of the country’s Parliament to denounce state-enforced COVID-19 vaccination requirements and government lockdowns.

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[Link] Pro-vaccine Fox News host receives support from CNN anchor over death threats

Read: 1/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

The CNN anchor Jake Tapper reached across the political aisle on Friday to support Neil Cavuto, a Fox News host who received death threats after pleading for viewers to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

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[Link] Jair Bolsonaro’s security alleged to have used violence against Brazilian journalists at G20 - reports

Read: 1/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s security detail allegedly used violence against Brazilian reporters covering his trip to Rome for the G20 meeting, local media reported.

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[Link] Call of Duty marketing finds a new level of tastelessness

Read: 26/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com

The latest marketing push for Call of Duty: Vanguard wants you to believe its graphics are so realistic that conflict photographers can't tell the difference between the videogame and reality.

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[Link] Marvel Enthusiasts Angered by Non-Spoiler

Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com

Marvel fans are apoplectic that a journalist who attended a preview screening of the upcoming Eternals had spoiled the movie. It’s unclear what, exactly, was spoiled.

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[Link] Facebook Says Extremely Common Thing It Does Is Bad When Reporters Do It

Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com

In an attempt to get ahead of reporting that will seemingly make Facebook—already reeling from weeks of revelations from a whistleblower—somehow look even worse, the company has adopted an increasingly popular strategy among some corporations: posting through it.

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[Link] COVID Troll Alex Berenson Implies He'll Sue to Get Twitter Access Restored

Read: 30/8/2021 www.vice.com

Alex Berenson, the former New York Times reporter turned “the pandemic’s wrongest man,” as the Atlantic once dubbed him, was permanently suspended from Twitter on Sunday for violating the social media company’s policies against coronavirus misinformation.

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