Listen to Looking back to understand the present in news media43:287 March 2024

Journalist and writer Jonathan Green joins Charlie and Rachel to unpack his new piece for The Monthly Whose ABC?, which applies a historical context to understand the current state of affairs and challenges that face the public broadcaster.

The team also tackle the death toll of journalists during the conflict in Gaza, and reporting on the one-sided media coverage of the conflict.

Plus, Charlie and Rachel apply a media lens to analyse how Taylor Swift’s recent Australian tour has been used in news and politics.

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.