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Finley Watson @finwatson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Made my TV debut yesterday on The 7.30 Report discussing Karl Stefanovic's podcast controversy. With podcasting now his primary focus after leaving Nine, we're likely to see a rapid tour through what are now the well-worn "taboo" topics of political YouTube and podcasting. youtu.be/UFPckL7DOk0?...

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How a side hustle for Karl Stefanovic landed the TV star in hot water | 7.30

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

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ANU Press @anupress.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Australia’s 2025 election upended politics. Labor’s landslide, the Liberals’ collapse and a surging non-major vote are examined through campaigns, demographics, social media, AI, misinformation and the 'Trump effect' in this authoritative illustrated book. Get your copy doi.org/10.22459/L.2...

ANU Press New Release. Cover image of Landslide: The 2025 Federal Election.

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Finley Watson @finwatson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Pleased to have contributed some thoughts to this piece on Karl Stefanovic's new podcast. The program follows a well-known enlightened centrist formula, but whether it can draw Australian audiences away from the more popular US/UK iterations remains to be seen. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

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Riding the rightwing algorithm to success: is Karl Stefanovic Australia’s Joe Rogan?

Pauline Hanson, Barnaby Joyce and Anthony Albanese have appeared on news host’s breakaway podcast, which has climbed to No 2 in Australian charts

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Finley Watson @finwatson.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Excited to share my first ever peer-reviewed journal article, now published open access in Television & New Media. It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Finley Watson @finwatson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

New article from me in @ConversationEDU looking at the strange trend of 'fake podcasts'. These have been around for a couple of years now, though seem to have become a more permanent fixture in video marketing and political communication.

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