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Joanne Jacobs (joannejacobs@aus.social)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 06:40:12 JST Joanne Jacobs
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@earleyedition How is it that the media are attacking a first rate journalist because she described the country as basically racist (which it is), rather than attacking widespread racism?

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  Dave Earley (earleyedition@aus.social)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 06:40:17 JST Dave Earley
  
  ABC counsels Laura Tingle over "racist country" comments but she stands by her remarks, saying in a lengthy statement that "we clearly have an issue with racism". New from Amanda Meade: https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/may/29/abc-reporter-laura-tingle-racist-country-comments-sydney-writers-festival-ntwnfb
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  1. “I wasn’t saying every Australian is a racist,” Tingle said in the 1,400 word statement published on the ABC’s corporate website. “But we clearly have an issue with racism. For some months now, for example, The Australian newspaper has been devoting considerable space to its alarm about a rise in Anti-Semitism in Australia.
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    ABC counsels Laura Tingle over ‘racist country’ comments but journalist stands by remarks
    
    from https://www.theguardian.com/profile/amanda-meade
    
    Reporter says ‘we clearly have an issue with racism’ in lengthy statement addressing her Sydney writers’ festival appearance
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