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Ozempic, designed for type-2 diabetes treatment, has garnered widespread attention for its potential to aid weight loss in obese individuals. In Australia, where obesity affects 30% of the population, it has sparked significant interest and Novo Nordisk, the company behind it, has seen its share price surge by almost 500% in 5 years. While there are other similar drugs on the market, Ozempic is the OG. Which is why we are delving into it for News Club...
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This podcast on ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program includes an interview with podcaster Claire Murphy. S
The invention of these drugs has had - and will continue to have - economic impacts. This episode of The Economist’s Money Talks podcast goes through that, and the industry that’s booming off the back of them.
You can’t go far in this discussion without mentioning Oprah Winfrey… The US multi-media legend has had a decades-long struggle with her weight. She’s even made a show about it - Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution - a clip is here.
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Adam Harvey is a reporter with ABC TV’s 7.30 and their former Middle East correspondent. We sat down with him to talk about his experience working in the Middle East, what it was like when he returned to Israel late last year, and how journalists get their information. Plus, we ask whether he would ever have thought the events of 7 October were possible and if he is surprised by Israel’s response.
Club Picks:
This article that was written by Adam himself. He talks about it in the podcast because it was published 24 hours after the 7 October attack.
He also discusses CNN reporter Clarissa Ward, one of the only reporters who has been able to enter Gaza without an escort. Here is a piece she produced after doing so.
Adam recommends this podcast by Yonit Levi of Israel’s Channel 12 News and Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian - 2 prominent journalists - called Unholy: Two Jews on The News.
Finally, Adam pointed us in the direction of 3 books called ‘Jerusalem’ as background to a city he and so many others love:
Simon Montefiore’s biography Jerusalem*
Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collin’s O! Jerusalem*, which covers the events surrounding the creation of the state
And Ottolengi’s famous Jerusalem cookbook*
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The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about these 2 unlikely friends
Listen to our News Club ep on The business of Bluey
The Daily's podcast episode on Arizona and Trump's abortion dilemma
Kate recommends this episode of The Fin podcast with Lauren Sams
Claire recommends Season 2 of Loot and Not Dead Yet
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Bluey is one of the most-streamed TV shows in the world. But whilst Bluey is owned and produced by Ludo Studios - an Aussie outfit based in Brisbane - the commercial rights are owned by the BBC. It’s all a bit interesting, so this week, News Club will be about the juggernaut that is Bluey.
Club Picks:
An interview in The Independent with the creator of Bluey, Joe Brumm.
A piece in the Financial Review from a few years ago which goes through how the ABC missed out on the commercial rights to Bluey.
A recent piece by Bloomberg that throws up the possibility Bluey won’t continue forever. You can listen to the transcript of that for free here.
And ahead of the Bluey ‘movie’ on Sunday, an interview in the Weekend Australian with Melinda Zanetti aka Chilli. -
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The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about this Gucci wallet in Big W
The Daily's podcast episode on Israel's airstrike on the World Central Kitchen
Claire recommends The Rest is History's 2-part podcast episode on Captain Cook
Kate recommends watching Oppenheimer on Netflix
Read Kate's op-ed in Mumbrella here
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Bryce Corbett is the director of Squiz Kids. In this special episode, he discusses the challenges facing the next generation of news consumers and how we, through our media literacy program Newshounds, are doing our bit to help.
Bryce also discusses his life as a journalist, his work as a ghostwriter on two best-selling biographies, and how his journey from gossip columnist to deputy editor at the Women's Weekly, to author, and more personally to father led him to be at the forefront of helping the next generation become critical news consumers.
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Last week, several major news stories highlighted the tension between governments wanting to host big sports events and the substantial cost to taxpayers. Cue plenty of opinions and analyses about whether it's worth it. So, we're delving into the debate in this week's News Club
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Want a presentation with arrows? You got it… This link takes you to the International Olympic Committee’s thinking on the expense of hosting the Games and how they’re trying to solve it.
Some analysis from John Verano from Oxford Uni on the risk and reward of hosting the Olympics, and why emerging nations/those with reputation problems are willing to pay the price.
And what’s happening with the Brissie Olympics? The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age’s Chris Barrett looks at the money and the people involved in deciding how to pull it off.
Melburnians are no strangers to the cost-benefit discussion around big sporting events… This article by Chip Le Grand in The Age dives into the economics of the Australian Grand Prix, an event which has been angering/delighting locals since 1996.
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Watch ABC's 730 report on Trump's possible running mate here
Claire recommended The New York Times' The Daily episode on the Trump campaign and the US Wildlife Bald Eagle cam
Kate recommends subscribing to Galah
Listen to our News Club interview with ITV's royal producer here
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Lizzie Robinson is the royal producer for ITV in London. When we asked Squizers about the recent coverage of Princess Kate and that photo, 65% said the situation had been blown out of proportion. It left us with lots of questions about royal PR strategies and their interactions with the media. So, we sat down with Lizzie to delve into the dynamics of the British media's relationship with the Royals.
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We ummed about this week’s News Club topic. Questions like ‘are people still interested?’, ‘is it too old?’, is it too gossipy’ and ‘can we all just leave Kate alone?’ were the kinds of conversations we were having. But the news around Princess Kate, her whereabouts and that photo just keep on keeping on - so here we are...
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This interview with BuzzFeed News’ former royal reporter on how the game works between the palace and the press.
A piece in The Scotsman about why this is more than a photo editing fail
A video of White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answering questions about Kate’s pic. It got us thinking about the difference between ‘digitally altered’ and deep fakes and how it relates to the upcoming US election. -
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Our most clicked link in Squiz Today was about this mysterious silver monolith
Claire recommends the US Wildlife Bald Eagle cam
Kate recommends this podcast by The Free Press in Israel
Our News Club episode on 'Meta's beef with news' and listen to our interview with Tim Duggan here
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Tim Duggan is the co-founder of several digital media ventures, most notably junkie media. He is also the Chair of the Digital Publishers Alliance, an industry body that represents over 150 titles from leading independent digital publishers. Meta's recent decision not to re-sign deals with some news Aussie publishers has set in motion a chain of events that could see them pull news from Facebook and Instagram. So, we sat down with Tim to chat about what that means for publishers and you as news consumers. -
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Meta, the mega US company that owns Facebook and Instagram, recently announced it would not re-sign deals with some Aussie news publishers. That sets in motion a possible chain of events that could change a lot for our media industry - and you as a news consumer.
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To answer the question of what’s going on here and how it could affect publishers, we have an opinion piece in The Australian by Tim Duggan, the chair of the Digital Publishers Alliance.
A podcast from Future Media by tech/media insider Ricky Sutton. Let’s just say he has some “tough truths” he reckons Australia’s publishers need to hear…
A look more widely at how Meta is looking at news content is picked up in this New York Times article -
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Weekly Wrap is a look at the week in news and what’s coming up. Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, it's all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.
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Our most clicked link was to this pic of QLD Premier Steven Miles
Kate recommends the Unmade podcast with Tim Burrows. You can find our recent interview on it here.
Listen to our News Club episode with Jamila Rizvi on the gender pay gap
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Jamila Rizvi is the Deputy Managing Director of Future Women, a gender equality commentator, and best-selling author. Last week, WGEA released data on the median pay gap for individual private-sector companies. Kate sat down to chat with Jamila about her take on the data, getting out of her bubble to see things from other perspectives, and that big essential question: what sort of society are we looking to build here? -
Last week the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published data from all private sector companies in Australia that employ over 100 people on their gender pay gaps. Cut to Wednesday, and there were scores of headlines with varying takes on the data. So in this episode, we'll explore some of those takes, you can form your own opinion on the reasons behind the gap and how to address it.
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The first is the cold hard data published by WGEA - this is their Instagram post, so you don’t have to read the full report
The transcript of the press conference with federal Women’s Minister Katy Gallagher and the WGEA CEO Mary Woodridge -
An opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald/The Age by Jacqueline Maley titled ‘Pay gap stats aren’t about naming and shaming? Um, they kind of are.’
This personal piece in The Australian by columnist Janet Albrechsten on women's choices -
Weekly Wrap is a look at the week in news and what’s coming up. Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, it's s all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.
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Our most clicked link was this viral TikTok of Golf pro Georgia Ball
Kate recommends this Fred Again article from the Guardian
Claire recommends the TV series Estonia on SBS On Demand
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It’s the BBQ stopper of our time - how much things cost at the supermarket. Throw in six enquiries, headlines on competition, the cost of living, and a CEO's interview walkout, and it's a prime topic for this week's News Club
Club picks:
This graph on the market share of different supermarkets in Australia.
The Four Corners episode on the tactics supermarkets are using to keep prices high and competition out.
This editorial in the Financial Review says the price gouging claims levelled against the Coles and Woolworths are a bit of a beat-up. Instead, they say it has more to do with the pressure the Albanese Government is facing on the cost of living.
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There isn’t much bigger news so far in 2024 than Taylor Swift. And there isn’t a much bigger fan than co-host of The Project Georgie Tunny. This New Club special is for anyone who is bamboozled by Swiftmania or is just interested in how the celebrity media machine works (note: she recently interviewed Tom Cruise).
Follow Georgie Tunny on Instagram and check out the Ready For It podcast here. - Vis mere