News Club The Squiz

Annabelle Hickson is the founder and editor of Galah Magazine, an independent print magazine that captures regional Australia and the people who live there. With the return of several big magazine titles this year, we ask her if there is a growing desire for non-digital experiences. We also talk about the lack of local newspapers and how that might be feeding perceptions of rural and regional Australia that aren’t quite accurate.
Club picks:


This Australian Financial Review piece from last year by Squiz fave Lauren Sams about the magazines making a comeback lays out the case and data. 


This article from ABC Online about the closure of Broken Hill’s last newspaper, The Barrier Truth. After more than 125 years, they published their final edition in April.


A piece of research by Pew that takes a look at American’s local news consumption habits. While a large majority say they value local news, only 15% have paid for it in the last year.

Finally, we’ve recommended Galah a few times on the podcast and often gift it to friends and family. Sign up here, and you’ll receive 3 issues delivered to your door. 

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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LINKS
The most clicked link in Squiz Today was a link to Tatler's portrait of Princess Kate
This video demo of Google's AI platform Gemini
A video of Rishi Sunak's press conference announcing the UK general election.
Our Squiz Shortcut on the Aussie debate about nuclear energy
Listen to our News Club episode on Baby Reindeer

Hosts: Kate Watson and Claire Kimball
Producer: Annelise Taylor

Over 60 million people have watched the massive Netflix hit, Baby Reindeer. Made in the UK, it’s described as a dark comedy drama-thriller miniseries, but it’s the label it gave itself that has thrust the show into the news - ‘this is a true story’. Cue a debate about entertainment and the truth in the era of streaming platforms that aren’t necessarily putting much stock in compliance with broadcasting codes of conduct. It’s an issue that has made it all the way to the UK’s Parliament…
Club Picks: 


An interview with Richard Gadd in GQ from early April outlining where he is coming from…


This piece in the Free Press called Baby Reindeer Is a True Story - But Whose True Story?



The Hollywood Reporter’s report on some comments made by Russell T Davies. He’s the guy behind the most recent Doctor Who series and he’s got a lot of experience in complying with broadcasting standards.

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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LINKS
The most clicked link in Squiz Today was a link to Horseshoe jeans
Claire recommends watching The Holdovers
Kate recommends this episode of Conversations with Troy Cassar-Daley
Listen to our News Club episode with BackTrack founder Bernie Shakeshaft. And you can listen to our episode with James Chessell about making and reporting on the Federal Budget here.

Hosts: Kate Watson and Claire Kimball
Producer: Annelise Taylor

With all the news of late about youth crime, gendered violence, and incarceration rates, we have found ourselves asking - I wonder what Bernie thinks? Bernie Shakeshaft is the 2020 Australian Local Hero of the Year recipient and the founder of Backtrack. It's a community-led organisation for young people who are having a tough time. In this chat, he delves into what helping those kids who need it most means and why it makes a big difference.
Club Picks:

This piece on the ABC looks at the data around youth offender rates and the various solutions being offered. 



This Moree report, written by Adam Harvey in March, paints a picture of what it is like to live with the issue of youth crime on your doorstep. We interviewed Adam Harvey previously on News Club about reporting on conflict zones.

This is the documentary made in 2018 about BackTrack and a recent update to it. You can also watch the trailer here.

This is Bernie featured in the AFR’s Philanthropy edition. If you don’t have time for the doco or our News Club interview, this is an easy way to get across what he has built/is building.  



Find out more about BackTrack here

Host: Kate Watson
Producer: Annelise Taylor

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.
Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram.
LINKS
The most clicked link in Squiz Today was a gallery of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower
Listen to our News Club episode on making and reporting on the Federal Budget
Larissa recommends this viral tomato soup recipe
Kate recommends this episode on HECS from our How Far We've Come series
Listen and/or read our Shortcut on the Nuclear Power debate

Hosts: Kate Watson and Larissa Moore
Producer: Annelise Taylor