Conservatives have found a new reason to yell at Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Plus, other media stories from the day.
Good feud guide. It took barely a few hours for conservatives' favourite punching bag Yassmin Abdel-Magied's new ABC program to raise the ire of The Australian, Andrew Bolt on his blog and senators Eric Abetz and Cory Bernardi. The program Hijabistas, to be aired on the ABC's streaming platform iView, is about Australia's hijabi fashion scene.
This embarrassing international incident highlights not only Australia’s stubborn refusal to act on the urgency of race, but the media's stubborn refusal to even listen.
The limits of Me Too and the traumatic Personal Narrative
Me Too isn't a movement. It hasn't moved for a year. We now have Me Too institutions. They claim their work is political. Yet their work is to be as apolitical as possible.
Glenn Dyer’s TV Ratings
A solid night for the stalwart shows and a faltering performance by Seven gave Channel Nine the win.
Glenn Dyer’s TV Ratings
The AFL finals gave Channel Seven an easy win over the weekend.
Changes at the top for Ten’s owner CBS
CBS CEO Les Moonves is reportedly heading for the exit, following disquiet after six women accused him of sexual misconduct in a story in The New Yorker last month.
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