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🙋🏻‍♀️ Learning & Organisational Development Consultant Priors: ABC Australia, BBC, Reuters, UNICEF, WAN-IFRA, WHO. 📌Come find me on LinkedIn.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026
Most international media missing that the Australian government sat on this for 2 weeks to save it for UNGA
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An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later.

 
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The country’s prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is on at 10pm Sydney time tonight - i.e. late afternoon / evening in Asia - the latest JournalismAI Connect, showcasing projects from around the world. And it's free. Thanks @charliebeckett.bsky.social and team! Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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JournalismAI Connect | Project Showcase | 24 September
Register to receive the links and information on the next JournalismAI Project Showcase! An opportunity to get inspired by case uses from the community. Here’s what’s on the agenda: 🇪🇸 Anna Mae Yu ...
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's not too late to enrol in "The Rise of Private News: Using SMS and Messaging for Deeper Engagement in Journalism" - a free open online course from @knightcenterut.bsky.social (Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas): journalismcourses.org/product/the-...
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The Rise of Private News: Using SMS and Messaging for Deeper Engagement in Journalism
Looking for new ways to connect with your audience? Learn how messaging platforms can help you build stronger, more direct relationships with the people you serve.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am looking forward to attending the Media Diversity Australia Symposium on 13 October. Learn more and register: events.humanitix.com/media-divers...
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Media Diversity Australia Symposium 2026
The MDA Symposium explores contemporary issues in diversity & inclusion in Australian media, with keynotes, panels & workshops featuring top voices.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I’m currently judging the Asian Media Awards for WAN-IFRA. This is my 7th year as a judge. I notice some outlets put in for the awards every year, but many do not. If you have never entered your work before, take a look at this - and other - awards programs, and apply! wan-ifra.org/events/asian...
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Asian Media Awards 2026
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you're a media organisation working out your youth audience offering, sign up to this free webinar on 2 Sept, to hear how children and teenagers in Australia perceive and understand news media. Register: events.humanitix.com/report-launc...
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Report Launch - News and Young Australians in 2026: how children and teens access, perceive and understand news media
Register on Humanitix - Report Launch - News and Young Australians in 2026: how children and teens access, perceive and understand news media. Online. Tuesday 1st September 2026. Find event informatio...
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
TikTok knows me too well - it's served up a useful channel for AI trainers, with side-by-side footage of a similar subject. You get 5 sec to choose which is AI and which is real. Useful for case studies. www.tiktok.com/@tkp..1001 #journalism
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TPK...1001🏆's Creator Profile
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
This is doing the rounds on Threads. It takes two minutes to check something, folks. An old but good rule of thumb: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
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Fact Check: NO Evidence Pope Leo XIV Said "Be Woke" Or That Statement Containing That Phrase Is Authentic | Lead Stories
Did Pope Leo XIV release a statement in which he said "Be woke"? No, that's not true: There is no...
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
SO ANNOYING. When I'm shopping for 'end to end encryption' apps, I don't want one of the ends to be Meta. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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WhatsApp defends 'optional' AI tool that cannot be turned off
While Meta says the AI chatbot is a "good thing", some users have shared their frustrations.
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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 24/03/2025
GIJN has joined 26 other press freedom and journalist groups in voicing support for a free press, and called on the U.S. to protect reporters and media workers employed by the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Read the letter: twp.ai/1VmYaz
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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 17/03/2025
A new project to track polls: The NYT will build off the work of the recently shuttered 538, trying to ensure that this resource, which is a foundational tool for many journalists and researchers, remains updated long-term. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Reply with your favourite Starter Packs for people fleeing X here. Here's Bellingcat's: go.bsky.app/HZSzS41
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
More depressing news out of the USA today. www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
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'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,300 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." But here we are.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
"A top political columnist for The Washington Post resigned today, accusing Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized owner Jeff Bezos's drive to overhaul the opinion pages..." www.npr.org/2025/03/10/n... That top columnist is Associate Editor Ruth Marcus.
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Top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned today, accusing the paper's publisher of killing her piece on owner Jeff Bezos' overhaul of its opinion pages.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
This @theguardian.com story about a deepfake con used to steal from ordinary folk - including pensioners - was made possible with help from @occrp.org, one of the orgs targeted by DOGE. It's a good week to take out a newspaper subscription! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
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Deepfakes, cash and crypto: how call centre scammers duped 6,000 people
Nursing home resident and pensioners among thousands of victims of massive fraud network operating from Georgia
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/03/2025
"Critics contend that coverage is sometimes so broadly focused that it doesn’t connect with local readers. Many express concerns about who’s paying the bills and with what motives. And there’s constant fear about the funding drying up.”
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Maine Is Becoming a Laboratory for Nonprofit News - Nieman Reports
Most media outlets in New England's northernmost state are now nonprofit
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The Los Angeles Times has removed its new AI-powered “insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan
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MAGA Newspaper Owner’s AI Bot Defends KKK
An AI-generated summary tried to offer “different views” on the hate group.
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Marc Settle @marcsettle.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Oh dear. My favourite app for editing video for social media has _changed_ VN used to do auto-captions for free. Not any more.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This is not uncommon when it comes to fact-checking and is why media literacy MUST be part of the response to misinformation and disinformation. There's no guarantee that correct - or corrected - information will get in front of all the necessary eyeballs.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Sidebar to, like, everything else going on today but Sean Baker, director of Anora, was one of the catalysts for the mobile journalism movement, when he made Tangerine in 2015 on an iPhone 5S en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangeri... #mojo #oscars #anora
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Tangerine (film) - Wikipedia
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Excellent thread from the founder of @bellingcat.com if (like me / most people) you’re trying to get your head around what the heck is going on rn
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Just finished reading this from @antelava.bsky.social. It's very useful if you're interested in journalism and trust. There's a link to a @pewresearch.org study in Natalia's story that provides additional valuable context. www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
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How the West lost the war it thought it had won - Coda Story
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has reason to celebrate. He has scripted a new ending to the Cold War by exploiting the gap between Western democratic ideals a...
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Thread: A viral clip of Donald Trump Jr saying on his Triggered podcast that "the US should have been sending weapons to Russia" instead of Ukraine is AI-generated and fake. Worryingly, the fake AI audio sounds near identical to Don Jr's real voice. Let's see how we can verify that it's fake.
Post with fake AI audio clip of Donald Trump Jr saying "the US should have been sending weapons to Russia" instead of Ukraine
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
If it walks like a duck…
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
scoop: PBS is closing its DEI office in response to President Trump’s recent executive order. Note from CEO Paula Kerger
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This thread 👀
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Alex Heath @alexeheath.com · 05/02/2025
I'm publishing Google's internal memo to employees explaining why it's ending DEI hiring goals across the company The rationale is linked to Google being a federal contractor and "recent court decisions and U.S. Executive Orders on this topic" Full memo here: www.theverge.com/google/60701...
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Google tells employees why it’s ending DEI hiring goals
Another Big Tech company caves to the Trump administration.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Folks trying to put some figures on what the USAID funding freeze means for journalism - this piece from Jon Allsop in Columbia Journalism Review is a good starting point: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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USAID and the Media in a ‘Time of Monsters’
What the aid funding freeze means for independent journalism around the world.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Thanks @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for organising this 3-day Reporting on AI Intensive course. Usually it's me doing the training but this week I'm joining 50 journalists from all over the world to learn from @karenhao.bsky.social and @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social. Woo hoo!
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Couple days ago the USAID website was taken down, and it's still 'site not found'. Now, Wikipedia lists the USAID website as being under the State Department: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
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Marc Settle @marcsettle.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
FYI - if you have a compatible iPhone (15 pro/max; any 16 model) and update to iOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence gets installed automatically. You can switch it off & choose not to use it - but you can’t uninstall it. Also, it takes up 6gb of storage on your iPhone even if you’re not using it.
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/02/2025
NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A
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US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Good grief. USAID site appears to be offline. Google Search conducted 10.37am Sydney summer time, Sun 2 Feb. Clicked on top link, got second result.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Journalists, writers, artists, musicians, graphic designers and other creators might be forgiven for a moment of schadenfreude. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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OpenAI says Chinese rivals using its work for their AI apps
ChatGPT maker says it will need extra protection from US government, following emergence of Chinese rival, DeepSeek.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Superb thread from Karen Hao on Tw!tter about Deepmind x.com/_karenhao/st...
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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 24/01/2025
This week's IJF round-up: Le Monde to stop posting its content on X, supporting journalists in exile, and Syria’s state news agency enters new era www.journalismfestival.com/news/le-mond...
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Le Monde to stop posting its content on X, supporting journalists in exile, and Syria’s state news agency enters new era
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Fighting for facts in th...
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I just watched a young TikTok crochet artist compare the timing of today's US ban reversal to allegations that Reagan delayed the end of the Iranian hostage crisis until after his inauguration (www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...) and who can say but one thing's for sure: the kids are gonna be ok.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The reopening of TikTok to America in the past few hours feels deliberate and manipulative. Kind of like an algorithm.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
ONE US creator was still going live till a couple minutes ago. Michael McBride is a science creator, who was mindblown to have 4000 people turn up to his broadcast. The most he's ever had tune in. He described it as being like the last violinist on Titanic.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
All the live TikTok broadcasts of US accounts I follow just stopped working. Chat visible but screen is wheel of death.
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Alex Heath @alexeheath.com · 19/01/2025
TikTok just shared this with employees internally: “We know this is disappointing for you not only as employees, but as users. However, we are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.”
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
@barb.bsky.social at @theverge.com has three methods for downloading your TikToks if you're a US-based creator needing to archive your work: www.theverge.com/24343890/tik...
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How to bulk download and save your TikTok videos
Save your TikToks from disappearing.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Watching some of my favourite TikTok creators in the US giving what they expect to be their last livestreams is a hard watch. They're young, passionate, gifted, internationally-minded - and a lot of them are about to lose their livelihoods.
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
"I think that there is going to be an effort to have journalists reveal their sources." I spoke with veteran journalist & media critic @sulliview.bsky.social for @motherjones.com about the threats Trump poses to press freedom. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How Trump’s return is pushing the media to self-censor
“A lot of the guardrails are down,” says veteran journalist Margaret Sullivan.
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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 15/01/2025
Court docs: internal messages suggest Meta used data from piracy site LibGen to train AI Llama models and worked to conceal it while racing rivals like OpenAI (The Verge) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Calling all young changemakers! Are you ready to sharpen your critical thinking and take control of the media you consume? Join our Media Literacy for African Storytellers Program: buff.ly/4ghPzTy
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"Media Literacy Training for West African Young Professionals" with information about the program and application.
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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Total spider move to lie in wait 17 million years to scare the trousers off people
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