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Hosted by the OG Squiz team, Kate Watson and Claire Kimball, News Club is the place to go for conversations about the news.
Our News Club podcast is out each Tuesday. It's dedicated to one news topic, sort of like a book club for news. We do the heavy lifting with our Club Picks on what to read/watch/listen to and get your thoughts on the topic.
And on Saturday, The Weekly Wrap drops. It is like the weekend newspaper in audio form. We take you through the big news stories from the week that was, what's coming up, and the stuff we're recommending.
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The Royals and that photo that won't go away...
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We ummed about this week’s News Club topic. Questions like ‘are people still interested?’, ‘is it too old?’, is it too gossipy’ and ‘can we all just leave Kate alone?’ were the kinds of conversations we were having. But the news around Princess Kate, her whereabouts and that photo just keep on keeping on - so here we are...
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Club Picks:
This interview with BuzzFeed News’ former royal reporter on how the game works between the palace and the press.
A piece in The Scotsman about why this is more than a photo editing fail
A video of White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answering questions about Kate’s pic. It got us thinking about the difference between ‘digitally altered’ and deep fakes and how it relates to the upcoming US election. -
Weekly Wrap: State elections, the US TikTok ban, and where's Kate...
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Our most clicked link in Squiz Today was about this mysterious silver monolith
Claire recommends the US Wildlife Bald Eagle cam
Kate recommends this podcast by The Free Press in Israel
Our News Club episode on 'Meta's beef with news' and listen to our interview with Tim Duggan here
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Interview: Tim Duggan on Meta and news
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Tim Duggan is the co-founder of several digital media ventures, most notably junkie media. He is also the Chair of the Digital Publishers Alliance, an industry body that represents over 150 titles from leading independent digital publishers. Meta's recent decision not to re-sign deals with some news Aussie publishers has set in motion a chain of events that could see them pull news from Facebook and Instagram. So, we sat down with Tim to chat about what that means for publishers and you as news consumers. -
Meta's beef with news
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Meta, the mega US company that owns Facebook and Instagram, recently announced it would not re-sign deals with some Aussie news publishers. That sets in motion a possible chain of events that could change a lot for our media industry - and you as a news consumer.
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Club Picks:
To answer the question of what’s going on here and how it could affect publishers, we have an opinion piece in The Australian by Tim Duggan, the chair of the Digital Publishers Alliance.
A podcast from Future Media by tech/media insider Ricky Sutton. Let’s just say he has some “tough truths” he reckons Australia’s publishers need to hear…
A look more widely at how Meta is looking at news content is picked up in this New York Times article -
Weekly Wrap: Sam Kerr faces court, tweaks to paid parental leave, and 7 years of The Squiz
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Weekly Wrap is a look at the week in news and what’s coming up. Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, it's all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.
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Our most clicked link was to this pic of QLD Premier Steven Miles
Kate recommends the Unmade podcast with Tim Burrows. You can find our recent interview on it here.
Listen to our News Club episode with Jamila Rizvi on the gender pay gap
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Interview: Jamila Rizvi on the gender pay gap
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Jamila Rizvi is the Deputy Managing Director of Future Women, a gender equality commentator, and best-selling author. Last week, WGEA released data on the median pay gap for individual private-sector companies. Kate sat down to chat with Jamila about her take on the data, getting out of her bubble to see things from other perspectives, and that big essential question: what sort of society are we looking to build here?
Customer Reviews
Absolutely essential for keeping up with the news
I often have a very busy week and cannot listen on a day to day basis. This is a great podcast at the end of those busy weeks to make sure I don’t fall behind.
Love it!
No sensationalism- it’s a the news with enough explanation to see the implications of current events. Thanks so much!
News you want to listen to
I actually look forward to my Saturday morning walk because I is my chance to listen to the weekly wrap! This is where I learn what’s happening in the world and understand the news. I adore the camaraderie between the presenters and the brilliant balance of fact, and Fun!! 🤩 Sign up, you won’t regret it