Denis Muller

3 days ago | theconversation.com | Denis Muller

Broadcast journalist Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for her political opinions concerning the war in Gaza, the Federal Court has found. Lattouf has been awarded $70,000 in damages for non-economic loss, based on findings that her sacking caused her what the judge called “great distress”. Justice Darryl Rangiah said this was obvious from her demeanour in the witness box.

3 days ago | thebulletin.net.au | Denis Muller

Written by Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Broadcast journalist Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for her political opinions concerning the war in Gaza, the Federal Court has found. Lattouf has been awarded $70,000 in damages for non-economic loss, based on findings that her sacking caused her what the judge called “great distress”.

1 week ago | dailybulletin.com.au | Denis Muller

Sun Jun 15 Written by Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Two long-running television current affairs programs are coming to an end at the same time, driving home the fact that no matter what the format, they have a shelf life. The Project on Channel 10 will end this month after 16 years, and after 18 years on the ABC, Q+A will not return from its current hiatus. Each was innovative in very different ways.

2 weeks ago | theconversation.com | Denis Muller

Two long-running television current affairs programs are coming to an end at the same time, driving home the fact that no matter what the format, they have a shelf life. The Project on Channel 10 will end this month after 16 years, and after 18 years on the ABC, Q+A will not return from its current hiatus. Each was innovative in very different ways. Q+A was designed specifically to generate public participation.

2 months ago | theconversation.com | Denis Muller

In front of a crowd of party faithful last weekend, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton referred to the ABC, Guardian Australia and other news platforms as “hate media”. The language was extreme, the inference being these outlets were not simply doing their jobs, but attacking him and his side of politics because of ideological bias.