One Nation vs the media, AI rip-offs, and privacy pop-up hell
This week, the Heated Debate returns with a question for the newshounds: should Australian media stand with the ABC and other banned outlets by boycotting One Nation press events? Reporter Zac Nikolovski and good friend of the Mumbrellacast Lauren Joyce enter a two-party contest of their own.
Zac argues the affirmative, warning that allowing politicians to exclude journalists over critical coverage creates a dangerous incentive by making access conditional on favourable reporting.
Lauren takes an audience-first view, arguing that a boycott would leave fewer journalists in the room to question…
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