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What happens when you have a democratically elected leader who takes it upon themselves to prosecute their political opponents – as US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to do? The Philippines is a far more corrupt system, but its former president Rodrigo Duterte is someone who did exactly that. One such opponent was Leila de Lima – lawyer, politician and human rights activist who opposed Duterte's death squads and corruption. As a result, she was falsely tarred as a drug lord and locked up for nearly seven years. Today, Walkley Award-winning journalist Margaret Simons on Leila de Lima and why the Philippines is the canary in the coalmine for democracy. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Reporter Margaret Simons
There's a shadow world beneath Canberra, fed by the defence, foreign affairs and security communities, and it is hugely influential in how the government responds to our biggest geopolitical challenges. Margaret Simons has spent decades keeping a close eye on this world. Recently, the story of one think tank, China Matters, caught her attention. The group, dedicated to bettering Australia's understanding of China, was defunded during a time of aggressive posturing towards the superpower and talk of war. Today, investigative journalist and contributor to The Monthly Margaret Simons on why this influential think tank came undone, and how a crew of anti-China politicians called the ‘Wolverines' led the attack. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Investigative journalist and contributor to The Monthly Margaret Simons
This week saw the Rupert Murdoch owned NewsCorp waging another battle in its seemingly constant war against our public broadcaster, with what some have called a "raging pile on" against journalist, Laura Tingle. Taking issue with comments she had made on a panel at the Sydney Writers Festival, News Corp justified the attacks by accusing her of breaching ABC's editorial policies. But were their fervent attacks just some well-organized retribution? Quentin Dempster, Peter Van Onselen and Margaret Simons joined host, Tina Quinn to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Biographies of public figures are perennially popular with readers eager to gain insight into the lives and legacies of political leaders and media titans. But are they beholden to scandals and scoops, or can they bring valuable perspectives to historic events and how we see ourselves as a nation? Hear from Paddy Manning, Niki Savva and Margaret Simons about how they balance public and private as they discuss their accounts of those in public life, on stage with host Laura Tingle. This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel. Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms. After more? Follow Sydney Writers' Festival on social media:Instagram: @sydwritersfestFacebook: @SydWritersFestTwitter: @SydWritersFestTikTok: @sydwritersfestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Award-winning investigative journalist and political biographer Margaret Simons was hesitant about undertaking a biography of Tanya Plibersek until she made a surprising discovery of their shared enthusiasm for Jane Austen. Here, Simons discusses the differences between authorised and unauthorised biography and which Austen character Plibersek most resembles. She also talks about the impact of Plibersek's background as the daughter of migrants, her strengths and weaknesses, the character of her ambition, her victories and setbacks, and the one interview she failed to secure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this fascinating panel expertly chaired by Margaret Simons, Guardian Australia columnist Van Badham takes us on the journey behind her work where she joined some of the internet's most extreme communities to understand conspiracy cults from the inside; Ed Coper schools us on the communications sectors' dark underworld, aptly coined ‘Pink Slime'; and Tim Burrows shares his wealth of knowledge on media monopolies and where to from here. The session ends with some practical tips on how to reconnect with loved ones who have fallen down the rabbit hole.
Margaret Simons talks to Cheryl Akle about what goes into writing a biography, researching her subjects, and the life of Tanya Plibersek. Her latest book, Tanya Plibersek: On Her Own Terms, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, hear Margaret Simons in conversation with Tim Dunlop about his book, Voices of Us. The book is a reflection on the most recent Australian federal election, and an analysis of the transformation Australian politics is capable of — to potentially become a progressive, open, economically stable and egalitarian nation.
This week we speak with Margaret Simons about her new book Tanya Plibersek - On Her Own Terms. Plibersek has a 25-year-plus career in politics but she set out originally to be a journalist and her relationship with the media is also unusual in many ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tanya Plibersek was elected to federal parliament aged just twenty-eight, and has lived almost half her life in the public eye. She is the longest-serving woman in Australia's House of Representatives. But how much do we know about what drives her, what she values, and what we can expect from her next? Margaret Simons draws on exclusive interviews with Plibersek, her political contemporaries, family and close friends to trace the personal and political strands of this modern Australian story. She considers Plibersek's role in the Rudd and Gillard governments, Labor's soul-searching years in opposition and Plibersek's position in the Albanese cabinet. She also sheds light on the personal currents that have carried Plibersek, through moments of joy and tragedy, to become the person she is today. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Margaret Simons about the early life of the Plibersek family, the important issues Tanya has championed throughout her political life, the background to her well-honed skills as a media communicator and whether Tanya Plibersek might have the qualities necessary to rise to the very top.
Tanya Plibersek was elected to federal parliament aged just twenty-eight, and has lived almost half her life in the public eye. She is the longest-serving woman in Australia's House of Representatives. But how much do we know about what drives her, what she values, and what we can expect from her next?Margaret Simons draws on exclusive interviews with Plibersek, her political contemporaries, family and close friends to trace the personal and political strands of this modern Australian story. She considers Plibersek's role in the Rudd and Gillard governments, Labor's soul-searching years in opposition and Plibersek's position in the Albanese cabinet. She also sheds light on the personal currents that have carried Plibersek, through moments of joy and tragedy, to become the person she is today.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Margaret Simons about the early life of the Plibersek family, the important issues Tanya has championed throughout her political life, the background to her well-honed skills as a media communicator and whether Tanya Plibersek might have the qualities necessary to rise to the very top.
Highlights: Margaret discusses her pathway into journalism and her role at Paradigm Shift Media a new venture designed to work with communities to develop local journalism that is collaborative with communities and provides solutions to issues. What journalism can be for communities outside metropolitan areas. Advice for those seeking to have their voices heard and stories told. The opportunities for those wanting to become journalists working in non-metropolitan areas including the suburbs, regional, rural and remote communities. Social Media: https://www.margaretsimons.com.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-simons-3017231a/?originalSubdomain=au Twitter: @MargaretSimons
Journalist and academic Margaret Simons reveals why she is more depressed about the profession now than at any other point during her 40-year career, and what she thinks it might take to re-invent and improve our press. And British broadcaster and writer Jonathan Freedland on the first Jew to escape Auschwitz so that he could tell the world what was happening.
Journalist and academic Margaret Simons reveals why she is more depressed about the state of Australian journalism now than at any other point during her 40-year career, and what an overhaul of our press might involve.
Our first guest, Margaret Simons @MargaretSimons, author and journalism academic talks about News Corp and whether this election will see how its skewed reporting is exposed. The post Margaret Simons on News Corp appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
As week two of the election campaign kicks off, Tina Quinn speaks with Sushi Das, Margaret Simons and Amanda Copp to talk discerning fact from fiction, amidst the ever-growing issue of disinformation.And has the media become trapped in reporting on political campaigns as if they were a horse race?
On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan get on the line with journalist and author, George Megalogenis to shed some light on the federal budget in the context of the current state of the economy and Australia's reliance on WA's mineral trade with China. And then author and journalist Margaret Simons calls in to discuss the role that Independent candidates may play in the imminent federal election. Simmons explores the influence of the cross-bench in detail in her piece in The Monthly, 'Independants and the balance of power'.
Online initiative "I Didn't Ask for It" (#nisamtrazila) started in January 2021 in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia, motivated by a public confession of a young Serbian actress of being raped by a well-known Belgrade drama pedagogue. In today's lecture, Ana Maskalan offers a feminist analysis of the evolution of the above-mentioned initiative (followed by a silencing backlash) and of the socio-cultural and political context that makes it unique. How can we understand this social movement, drawing on Simone de Beauvoir's understanding of the myth of femininity and the ideas of complicity, solidarity, violence, and of sex and sexual autonomy? The discussion is moderated by Nidesh Lawtoo. This podcast is hosted by Ashika Singh and Liesbeth Schoonheim Reading more... Simone de Beauvoir.. 2011 [1949]. The Second Sex. Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevalier. New York: Vintage Books. Simone de Beauvoir. 2011 [1959]. “Brigitte Bardot and the Lolita Syndrome.” In Feminist Writings, edited by Margaret A. Simons and Marybeth Timmermann, translated by Bernard Frechtman, 114–25. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. Simone de Beauvoir. 2012 [1962]. “Preface to Djamila Boupacha.” In Political Writings, edited by Margaret Simons and Marybeth Timmermann, translated by Marybeth Timmermann, 272–82. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
In this episode, Dianna Taylor argues in favour of feminist counter-violence as responses to the sexual violence that both underpins and is reproduced by gender oppression. Beauvoir provides a concept of counter-violence in her discussion of resistance against fascist and colonial violence — and even if Beauvoir does not do so herself, we can extend this concept to her analysis of feminist liberation. This lecture is moderated by Guilel Treiber. Hosted by Ashika Singh and Liesbeth Schoonheim More reading..... Simone de Beauvoir. ‘An Eye for an Eye'. In Philosophical Writings, ed. Margaret Simons, Marybeth Timmermann, and Mary Beth Mader, translated by Kristina Arp. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004. Simone de Beauvoir. ‘Pyrrhus and Cineas'. In Philosophical Writings, ed. Margaret Simons, Marybeth Timmermann, and Mary Beth Mader, translated by Marybeth Timmermann. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004. Simone de Beauvoir. The Ethics of Ambiguity. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. New York: Open Road Media, 2015. Taylor, Dianna. Sexual Violence and Humiliation: A Foucauldian-Feminist Perspective. Routledge, 2019.
Over the last year, there have been a number of high-profile cases where journalists have either landed themselves in legal trouble, or have sparked fierce backlash, due to their conduct on social media. This raises complex problems, not just for the public's perception of journalists, their impartiality and credibility, but also of the news organisations to which they belong.
Hello everyone,This week I bring you Simon Crerar, the founding editor of Buzzfeed Australia and now the co-founder of a local news startup called PS Media. To date Crerar and crew haven't publicly disclosed details of how PS Media is going to work, so I relished the opportunity to get him talking.I'll leave you to listen to the podcast to find out more. My advice is to stick with it as the picture of this new concept in news publishing takes shape during the conversation.What I will tell you here is that PS Media involves co-ownership by the community, is based on Local Government Areas (LGAs), and wants to be very different from traditional models where reporters and editors dictate the news agenda.This startup is taking shape at a critical time for local media, with lockdowns hitting advertising revenues even harder than last year in many areas. For the record, the PS Media co-founders mentioned in the podcast are: Karen Mahlab, Rob Wise and Margaret Simons.For those into news mediaPS Media and The Walkley Foundation are running a virtual event, “Why philanthropy is backing local journalism” on September 15. It's free and it's got great speakers including Elizabeth Green (Chalkbeat), Daniel Bornstein (Solutions Journalism Network), Dan Stinton (Guardian Australia) and Lisa Watts (The Conversation). Register hereNext episode: Educating journosI am going to discuss News Corp's new News Academy and other matters with Executive Chairman Michael Miller. Can't wait.Have a great weekend,HalThe Crawford Media podcast music is”Ethernight Club” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halcrawford.substack.com
On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan get on the line with PhD candidate at Melbourne Uni's Law School, Elizabeth Hicks, and Greg Dore, infectious disease physician and epidemiologist at UNSW's Kirby Institute, to discuss the epidemiological and policy challenges of bringing Australians returning from international travel.Then in the wake of the IPPC report on the impact of 1.5 degrees of global warming, Editor of Renew Economy, Giles Parkinson, calls in to talk about economic solutions to the threat of climate change as the Tomago Aluminium smelter announces it intends to be fully renewable by 2030.And following Sky News Australia's one week account ban from YouTube, freelance journalist, author and journalism academic, Margaret Simons, breaks down her article for Inside Story, ‘Is Sky News taking Australia by Storm?'.
After a week of finger pointing between the federal government and some of Australia's states and territories over COVID-19 management and the vaccine rollout, Mark Kenny speaks with federalism scholar Tracy Beck Fenwick and media expert Margaret Simons about how the federation is functioning.Is the sense of national unity between the federal government and the states and territories, perhaps best demonstrated through the early days of the National Cabinet, now gone? Is federalism the problem in these increasingly fractious relationships or just a convenient scapegoat? And what role does the media play in their reporting on COVID-19, especially around misinformation? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism Dr Tracy Beck Fenwick and Dr Margaret Simons from the University of Melbourne's Centre for Advancing Journalism join Professor Mark Kenny to discuss these questions and more.Tracy Beck Fenwick is the Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism and Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics in the College of Arts and Social Sciences at The Australian National University.Margaret Simons is an award-winning freelance journalist, author, and Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Advancing Journalism.Mark Kenny is a Professor in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times. Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group.This podcast is produced in partnership with The Australian National University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Murray-Darling Basin is dying. Despite its catastrophic plight, and the devastating findings of the South Australian Royal Commission, policy is corrupted, neglected or ignored. Richard Beasley draws on his experience as Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission in Dead in the Water, a book that is simultaneously hilarious and deadly serious, and very, very angry. Margaret Simons' celebrated Quarterly Essay, Cry Me A River (QE77), is both a portrait and explanation of our current predicament. Grant Rigney is the Director of the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations. Chaired by Rick Sarre
With over half a million Australians joining Kevin Rudd's call for a Royal Commission into News Corp and the concentration of media power in this country, Australians are increasingly turning to other, more independent outlets for their news. Editor-in-Chief of veteran online newsletter Crikey! Peter Fray, independent journalist and media analyst Margaret Simons and founder of michaelwest.com.au, business writer Michael West discuss the rise of independent media and what we gain – and lose – from the increased proliferation of new media. Chaired by David Washington
This week we chat with Margaret Simons and Isabella Higgins about the March 4 Justice, conflicts of interests and deaths in custody. Your host this week is Tina Quinn.
Margaret Simons is an award-winning journalist and the author of thirteen books. She won the 2015 Walkley Award for Social Equity Journalism and has been honoured with several Quill Awards for journalistic excellence. Her latest book is a biography of Penny Wong, Penny Wong: Passion and Principle. Jenny Hocking is emeritus professor at Monash University, Distinguished Whitlam Fellow at the Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University, and Gough Whitlam's award-winning biographer. Her case against the National Archives of Australia, seeking access to the 'Palace letters' between the Queen and the Governor-General at the time of the dismissal of the Whitlam government, succeeded at the High Court of Australia in May 2020, and her book on this subject is The Palace Letters. Kara Jung is an award-winning journalist with more than 15 years media experience, including stints as political reporter for The Advertiser and Deputy Editor-in-chief for The Messenger. She is currently Digital Editor for local news at advertiser.com.au, a News Corp columnist, co-chair of The Advertiser's Year of the Woman campaign and a Women in Media SA committee member. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A reliance on imports has left Australia with dwindling supplies of some essential medicines and now experts are warning that manufacturing capabilities at home need to be boosted. Today, Margaret Simons on Australia’s pharmaceutical vulnerability. Guest: Journalist for The Saturday Paper Margaret Simons.Background reading: Why Australia runs out of vital medicines in The Saturday Paper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On Monday the Prime Minister announced a revamp of the National Covid Coordination Commission, the body he tasked with leading Australia’s pandemic recovery. But what do we really know about Neville Power, the man in charge of the Commission? Today, Margaret Simons on Power’s background, and what the Commission is actually doing.Guest: Business writer for The Saturday Paper Margaret Simons.Background reading:Mysterious Mr Power, architect of our recovery in The Saturday Paper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The team focus on the health and well-being of the Melbourne community housing residents who have been living through a hard lockdown over the past week, with guests Awatif Taha, a resident of Flemington tower block; journalist Margaret Simons, who has been reporting on-site through the week, and Areej Nur, spokesperson from the 'Voices from The Block' group. With presenters Panel Beater, Dr Sharma, and Neo Natal.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radiotherapyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadiotherapyOnTripleR/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_radiotherapy_?lang=enInstagram: https://instagram.com/radiotherapy_tripler?igshid=3944brpx7l0g
The Murray Darling Basin is our food bowl. It covers 4 states. And it has been in poor shape for a long time. Margaret Simons travelled through the basin, talking to locals, irrigators, bureaucrats, and scientists, to get the lowdown.
The Murray Darling Basin is our food bowl. It covers 4 states. And it has been in poor shape for a long time. Margaret Simons travelled through the basin, talking to locals, irrigators, bureaucrats, and scientists, to get the lowdown.
Almost overnight, Australian universities have lost the international student fees on which they depend. Some in the sector say universities were reckless to rely so heavily on this source of funds. Margaret Simons on what the future looks like for higher education. Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Margaret Simons.Background reading:The end of the university boom in The Saturday PaperThe Saturday PaperThe MonthlyFor more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Murray Darling Basin is our food bowl. It covers 4 states. And it has been in poor shape for a long time. Margaret Simons travelled through the basin, talking to locals, irrigators, bureaucrats, and scientists, to get the lowdown.
Three months since becoming leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt has begun articulating a plan for the party that embraces “green” capitalism, and sees their future in partnership with Labor. Today, Margaret Simons on what we need to know about Adam Bandt. Guest: Author and journalist Margaret Simons.Background reading:Adam Bandt, the personable hardliner in The MonthlyThe Saturday PaperThe MonthlyFor more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed many Australians to shortages of food and essential items for the first time. Empty shelves across the country have revealed deep vulnerabilities in our food supply system. Today, Margaret Simons on why our supermarkets weren’t prepared for this crisis. Guest: Academic and journalist for The Saturday Paper Margaret Simons.Background reading:The real reason our shelves were empty in The Saturday PaperThe Saturday PaperThe Monthly See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
What can be done to help counter these misinformation campaigns and fake news? We’ll talk to some of the experts exploring what we can change to help counter these campaigns. Dr David Holmes specialises in a different type of communication, using research and evidence to strategically send critical messages. The aim is to draw attention to climate change, to help people better understand the science, and therefore the impacts. The Hub works closely with weather presenters and media outlets to help ensure information they provide on weather and climate is scientifically accurate, up to date, and easy for the average person to understand and absorb. The Public Interest Journalism Initiative is on a mission to save democracy from the decline it faces at the hands of reducing news budgets and increasingly concentrated media ownership. Margaret Simons is one of the nation's most respected reporters, commentators and educators on the state of the media and politics. She was the founding chair of the PIJI and is a current board member.
Margaret Simons chats with author Don Watson about her new Quarterly Essay: Cry Me A River - The Tragedy of the Murray-Darling Basin. This conversation was recorded online during the Covid-19 crisis.
Margaret Simons talks about her Quarterley Essay Cry Me A River: The Tragedy of the Murray-Darling; Simone Ubaldi reviews the film noir icon, The Third Man; Victor Steffensen explains his new book Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia; Ricky-Lee Erickson chats about new sightings of orcas around the Victorian coast, and finally, Sarah blows off some steam regarding her corona-impacted birthday. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey.
Between fish kills, state rivalries, drought and climate change, the Murray-Darling Basin is a mess. So how have we gotten it so wrong, for so long, and will we ever be able to get it right?
Margaret Simons on the tragedy of the Murray-Darling Basin, and Frank Bongiorno discusses historian Russell Ward and his 1958 landmark study of identity and culture, The Australian Legend.
On the 3rd March, after 85 years of reporting Australian news, Australian Associated Press has been closed down by joint owners Nine and News Corp. AAP was 'no longer 'viable to continue'. Media scholar and award winning journalist Margaret Simons thinks the decision is a 'tragedy for our already under-reported nation'.
Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 116 'Rocking The Onesie'. We check in with Corrie and Caro's monthly challenge which has been a success this February. Corrie's instagram hours are declining rapidly while Caro's decluttering is paying dividends. We discuss the backlash when public figures make innapropriate remarks or gaffes. Are we forgiving of genuine mistakes but much less tolerant now of comments that allude to unsavoury attitudes?Caro and Corrie also touch on the new documentary about Adam Goodes The Australian Dream which aired on ABC TV on Sunday. The AFLW season is in full swing and we're starting to see media coverage of players and their sometimes poor performances - is this a sign that the league is growing up? In 'BSF' Corrie sides with Oprah in recommending American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, Caro's hot screen tips are Temple (SBS on Demand) and The Stranger on Netflix and Corrie shares a simple recipe for brilliant roast potatoes (see recipe below). Caro's grumpy this week about the shoddy clean up by NBN contractors in her neighbourhood and we pay tribute to June Dally-Watkins who died recently aged 92. ROAST POTATOES (ala Susie Rogers Wilson). Choose your potatoes (Corrie likes Deseree or Chat) wash them then boil for 15-20 minutes in salted water until they are softish (but still slightly firm). Cut into halves so you have a flat bottom to place flat on the baking tray or dish. Make a series of close slits accross the top of the potatoes, then drizzle / brush generously with olive oil. Sprinkle on plenty of salt and chopped rosemary. Roast for 45 minutes at around 180 degrees C. My Bookshop Bushfire Recovery EventOn Thursday March 26 Corrie will host a very special event with two award-winning authors, actor and writer Magda Szubanski and journalist Margaret Simons, renowned political journalist Barrie Cassidy, and Will Connolly, a young activist who is emerging from the popular “Egg Boy” tag to show his capacity to change the world in which he lives.The event will start at 6.30pm and finish 7.30pm. Tickets are a donation minimum of $100 each and all proceeds will go toward Magda Szubanski and Will Connolly’s Go Fund Me initiative to raise money to support ongoing mental health services in bush fire-affected regions. For more details click HEREFor videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram @DontShootPod.Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.Don't Shoot The Messenger is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.
Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 115 – ‘Maybe It Was The Weevils’.Caro’s back from her #FillUpYourEsky road trip through bushfire affected towns along the South Coast of NSW – and she’s got some great recommendations for local businesses that need our support including Dulcie’s Cottage in Merimbula, Tathra Oysters and The Long Paddock in Lindenow.As February challenges continue – Corrie’s managed to cut her Instagram usage by 27% and the cull continues at Caro’s house.Caro and Corrie discuss the current state of women in Sports journalism and in leadership roles in sporting bodies. Why is there still such under representation? Why do difficult men seem to survive where difficult women don’t?We recap some of the highlights from the Oscar’s last week and Caro reviews Parasite. Caro’s ‘Crush of the Week’ is journalist Louise Milligan for her expose about an alleged ‘cultural cover up’ at St Kevin’s Catholic School in Melbourne.In ‘BSF’ Caro’s pulled a classic from the shelves in F.Scott Fitgerald’s The Beautiful and Damned, Corrie’s been to see the 2020 version of Jane Austen’s Emma and Caro shares an easy recipe for Spicy Chilli Beans (see recipe below).This week Corrie’s grumpy about ruthless landlords who’d rather risk an empty shop than face the reality that retailers are struggling.My Bookshop Bushfire Recovery EventOn Thursday March 26 Corrie will host a very special event with two award-winning authors, actor and writer Magda Szubanski and journalist Margaret Simons, renowned political journalist Barrie Cassidy, and Will Connolly, a young activist who is emerging from the popular “Egg Boy” tag to show his capacity to change the world in which he lives.The event will start at 6.30pm and finish 7.30pm. Tickets are a donation minimum of $100 each and all proceeds will go toward Magda Szubanski and Will Connolly’s Go Fund Me initiative to raise money to support ongoing mental health services in bush fire-affected regions. For more details click HEREFor videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram @DontShootPod.Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au. Don't Shoot The Messenger is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.SPICY CHILLI BEANS2 tablespoons olive oil1 brown onion, finely chopped1 red capsicum, cut into 1cm pieces4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced1 tablespoon ground cumin1 teaspoon smoke paprika400g can chopped tomatoes1 tablespoon tomato paste400g can lentils, rinsed and drained400g can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained425g can black beans, rinsed and drainedSea salt and cracked black pepperHeat the olive oil in a large heavy-based saucepan (cast iron if possible) over medium heat. Add the onion and capsicum and cook, stirring often for 3-4 minutes or until softened.Add the garlic, cumin, paprika, tomatoes, tomato paste and 200ml of water and stir to combine. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes.Add the lentils, kidney beans and black beans and stir to combine. Continue simmering for 20minutes to bring the flavours together, stirring from time to time. Add a little extra water if it becomes dry. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Suggest serving with sweet potato and avocado.
Walkley Award-winning journalist Margaret Simons tells Phillip how she came to write the first-ever biography of Penny Wong.
“There is a woman somewhere in Australia who will be dead next week, and the only thing we don’t know about her is her name.” – Jane Gilmore Journalist Jane Gilmore discusses the myths we’re subconsciously sold about violence against women through the way it’s covered in the media. In ‘Fixed it: Violence and the representation of women in the media’ she analyses media headlines, highlights trends and discusses ways to fix newsrooms themselves. Jane was in conversation with Margaret Simons at Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library. This is an edited recording. Fixed It “‘Fixed It’ demonstrates the myths that we’re subconsciously sold about violence against women and undercuts them in a clear and compelling way. This is a bold, powerful look at the stories we are told – and the stories we tell ourselves – about gender and power, and a call to action for all of us to think harder and do better.” Jane Gilmore Jane Gilmore was the founding editor of The King’s Tribune. She is now a freelance journalist and a regular columnist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. Jane has a Master of Journalism from the University of Melbourne and has a particular interest in feminism, media and data journalism. Margaret Simons Margaret Simons is an award-winning freelance journalist and the author of thirteen books and numerous articles and essays. Yarra Libraries Recommends Eggshell Skull – Bri Lee Fixed It – Jane Gilmore Hunger – Roxane Gay Invisible Women – Caroline Criado-Perez #MeToo – Miriam Sved (ed.) Not that bad: dispatches from rape culture – Roxane Gay (ed.) On Violence - Natasha Stott Despoja See What You Made Me Do – Jess Hill She Said - Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey This House of Grief – Helen Garner Our theme song is "Add And by Broke for Free"
In this special mid-week fry-up of Democracy Sausage, we bring you a live recording of the launch of the new issue of Australian Foreign Affairs – China Dependence. The event features an outstanding panel of Honorary Professor Allan Gyngell, Associate Professor Margaret Simons, David Uren, and Associate Professor Jane Golley, and is moderated by Mark Kenny. The panel look at how to overcome the current ‘deep freeze’ in relations, how universities are responding to ever-growing numbers of Chinese students, and whether Australia could ever afford to decouple from China.This event was recorded live at Crawford School of Public Policy on 12 November.Allan Gyngell is National President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, is an Honorary Professor at The Australian National University, and was recently Director of the ANU Crawford Leadership Forum.Jane Golley is an economist, Associate Professor, and Director of the Australian Centre on China in the World at The Australian National University.David Uren is a writer on economics and former Associate Editor of The Australian. He has more than 30 years’ reporting experience and is a former editor of Business Review Weekly.Margaret Simons is an award-winning freelance journalist and author and Associate Professor of Journalism at Monash University.Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group.This podcast is produced in partnership with The Australian National University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The boom in international education has seen students become commodities. It has also changed the way universities operate - chasing rankings and casualising teaching staffs. Margaret Simons on what would happen if the bubble burst.Guest: Journalist and academic Margaret Simons.Background reading:China dependence by Australian Foreign AffairsThe Saturday PaperThe MonthlyFor more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Lisa Radford and Yhonnie Scarce about their picture essay on sites of genocide and nuclear destruction for Art + Australia.Then, journalist Margaret Simons comes on the show to talk about her biography of politician, Penny Wong.
Penny Wong is the intellectual leader of the Labor Party. Her politics is shaped by her experiences of difference and her belief in compassion. Her biographer, Margaret Simons, on what drives the most guarded woman in politics.Guest: Associate professor of journalism at Monash University and author of Penny Wong: Passion and Principle Margaret Simons.Background reading: Penny Wong: Passion and Principle by Margaret Simons, published by Black Inc.The Saturday PaperThe MonthlyFor more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
30 years ago, in Queensland, the landmark Fitzgerald Report was handed down. Does it still provide a roadmap for greater public integrity and transparency?
AAP/EPA/JULIAN STRATENSCHULTEIn a landmark report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has urged the federal government to fix the uneven market power of digital companies like Facebook and Google that make it almost impossible for traditional media companies to compete for advertising and audiences. The Digital Platforms Inquiry report, released in late July, lists 23 recommendations that cover all aspects of how and where we get our news. The ACCC’s proposed changes span competition law, consumer protections, media regulation and privacy laws. Today, the Media Files team talks to a media owner and journalism expert to look closely at what the ACCC has suggested needs to change so media businesses remain economically viable and able to produce reliable news in all parts of Australia. Media Files’ guests are media academic and journalist Margaret Simons from Monash University and Ross McPherson, editor-in-chief of the McPherson Media Group, publisher of 14 newspapers in regional Victoria and New South Wales. New to podcasts? Podcasts are often best enjoyed using a podcast app. All iPhones come with the Apple Podcasts app already installed, or you may want to listen and subscribe on another app such as Pocket Casts (click here to listen to Media Files on Pocket Casts). You can also hear us on any of the apps below. Just pick a service from one of those listed below and click on the icon to find Media Files. Additional credits Producers: Andy Hazel and Gavin Nebauer. Theme music: Susie Wilkins. Image AAP/EPA/JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE Andrea Carson was invited to give her expert views to the ACCC during the inquiry and is the author of 'Investigative journalism, democracy and the digital age' published by Routledge, which is quoted in the ACCC's final report. She is also a chief investigator on an Australian Research Council grant examining the role of media coverage and other factors on public policy making.Matthew Ricketson is a chief investigator on an Australian Research Council grant led by Deakin University about developing new ways to support the survival of country media in the digital era. He is a member of the board of the Public Interest Journalism Foundation. Andrew Dodd does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
The ABC is about to turn 90, yet seldom has the public broadcaster seen such controversy: public spats, budget cuts, accusations of bias, political pressure and leadership tensions. Sally Warhaft talks to On Us author and former ABC managing director Mark Scott (in a rare appearance discussing the broadcaster), On Aunty author and former Media Watch host Jonathan Holmes, host of ABC podcast Download This Show and co-anchor on SBS VICELAND’s The Feed Marc Fennell and journalist Margaret Simons about Michelle Guthrie’s dismissal and why the broadcaster must adapt to survive a new era of media.
This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth comes on the show to talk about the environment policy of political parties.Then, Margaret Simons, Associate Professor of Journalism at Monash University, comes on the show to talk about her recent experience in the Philippines during their mid-term elections. Finally, Tamra Veltre from Breathe Architecture comes on the show with Viv Sacherro and artist Loretta Lizzio about the Jacinta Arden mural in Brunswick.
A decade after her first interview with Inside Story, writer and media analyst Margaret Simons talks to Peter Clarke about ten years of change, and looks at the prospects for journalism and the media Interview originally appeared on the Inside Story website 31 December 2018.
Former ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie looking toward a different future earlier this year at the ABC's first Annual Public Meeting. JOEL CARRETT/AAPThe major question following the sacking of ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie is why? Why did the ABC board move so decisively and why now? Was it just about tension between her and the corporation chair, Justin Milne, or was it about strategic direction for the national broadcaster? In this special edition of Media Files, Monash University’s Margaret Simons and former ABC staff-elected director Matt Peacock talk to Matthew Ricketson and Andrew Dodd about what it might mean for the ABC - particularly in the lead up to a federal election. Read more: Constant attacks on the ABC will come back to haunt the Coalition government Media Files is produced by a team of journalists and academics who have spent decades working in and reporting on the media industry. It’s about how journalists operate, how media policy is changing, and how commercial manoeuvres and digital disruption are affecting the kinds of media and journalism we consume. Media Files will be out every month, with occasional off-schedule episodes released when we’ve got fresh analysis we can’t wait to share with you. To make sure you don’t miss an episode, find us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, in Pocket Casts or wherever you find your podcasts. And while you’re there, please rate and review us - it really helps others to find us. You can find more podcast episodes from The Conversation here. Producer: Andy Hazel. Additional audio Theme music by Susie Wilkins. Read more: Media Files: What does the Nine Fairfax merger mean for diversity and quality journalism? Andrew Dodd receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is a former ABC employee.Margaret Simons is working on a book about the ABC. She is a member of the Public Interest Journalism Foundation, a not for profit that advocates on journalism-related issues. She received industry and philanthropic funding for research into journalism futures. It was not from the ABC. Matthew Ricketson receives funding from the Australian Research Council as a chief investigator on two projects. He was appointed by the federal government in 2011 to assist Ray Finkelstein QC in an Independent Inquiry into the Media and Media Regulation, which reported in 2012. Since 2016 he has been the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance's representative on the Australian Press Council. He is president of the Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia.
As the news sinks in about Fairfax we take a closer look at what it means for quality journalism and we also look at the Guardian making a profit in OZ. To help us make sense of all of this Anthony Dockrill spoke with Michael Roddan from the Australia, Michael Koziol from SMH and the Age and Margaret Simons from Monash University.
7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country 7.05 am Alternative news – James and Jackson talk about Pakistan election results and Imran Khan – can he bowl over US air strikes once and for all? Also we discuss Julia Baird’s piece in Fairfax bemoaning the fact her audience loathes the Institute of Public Affairs – for good reason. 7.30 am After the news of the Nine takeover of Fairfax we talk to Associate Professor of Journalism at Deakin, and contributor to Inside Story Margaret Simons about what it means for quality journalism and democracy. 7.50 am Over the Wall's Peter Davis speaks to a recipient of the Centrelink robo-debt scheme about the underhand tactics, stress and discomfort the process has visited on thousands of struggling Australians. 8:00 am – Van T Rudd is a socialist sculptor and mural artist. He joins us to talk about his public works, and painting the town red.
A discussion of fake news, alternative facts and the precarious position of contemporary journalism at the start of the Trump presidency with Margaret Simons, Director for the Centre for Advancing Journalism at Melbourne University.
This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Graeme Davison abut his new book City Dreamers: The Urban Imagination in Australia which focuses on the history of Australian citiesThen Dr. Margaret Simons talks about the New News event that tackles the challenges facing journalismFinally, Nicole Curato from the University of Canberra comes on the show to talk about the Philippines and the current situation involving the new president and his divisive policies
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Australia's twenty-second prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, defeated in 1983 by Bob Hawke after almost eight years in office, has remained a significant public figure. But he has written little about the often-turbulent events of his long political career. Now comes an autobiography written not by Malcolm Fraser alone, but in collaboration with the journalist and writer, Margaret Simons. Together they've produced Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs, written in the third person and bearing all the hallmarks of rigorous research and journalistic method. How did this process actually work? Peter Clarke asked Margaret Simons to reflect on a challenging co-writing experience. Interview originally appeared on the Inside Story web site, 14 April 2010.
Peter Clarke talks to Margaret Simons and Tim Dunlop about the federal government's media inquiry and the fallout from the judgement in the Andrew Bolt case.Interview originally appeared on the Inside Story website, 11 October 2011.
The book Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs co-authored by Dr Margaret Simons and former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser was released in March this year. In this seminar, Simons will examine the question of whether Fraser has changed since his retirement from politics, of whether he has, as he would claim, held classic liberal values throughout his career.
Prominent Australian media identities Dr Margaret Simons, Mr Jonathan Green and Mr Steve Harris will discuss the outlook for journalism in the digital age.
Prominent Australian media identities Dr Margaret Simons, Mr Jonathan Green and Mr Steve Harris will discuss the outlook for journalism in the digital age.
Humans have always craved and shared news. News journalism started to emerge after the Gutenberg Revolution in the fifteenth century eventually blossoming as a profession with the Industrial Revolution and the invention of a clutch of mass media technologies that characterised the twentieth century. Then, on the eve of the twenty-first century, another revolution, as profound as the Gutenberg, started a new wave of even more complex and layered transformations. We are in the "one-reeler" stage of that revolution right now, intertwined with a global financial crisis. News and the professionals who fashion its forms and disseminations are caught up in a whirlpool of often mystifying changes. Well-known media blogger and journalist, Margaret Simons, herself wrestling with the challenges of adapting to novel demands and opportunities, tells Peter Clarke there is no turning back now to the old one-to-many model of news journalism.
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