Listen to Defamation: A Help or Hindrance to Public Interest Journalism53:169 June 2022

This week on Spin Cycle, Jess Lilley and Charlie Lewis welcome writer, lawyer, and defamation law specialist Michael Bradley. Michael shares his thoughts on 2022's rising defamation cases among public figures and comments on Australia's contrast to other jurisdictions on defamation laws.

Plus, Jess and Charlie discuss ABC's recent decision to abloish librarians and archivists.

About this program

We live in a media saturated world. The news cycle travels at lightning speed and is impossible to ignore. Spin Cycle aims to make sense of the 24/7 updates and hot takes we are bombarded with from media outlets, politicians and pundits all trying to own the narrative.