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  • When Journalism Becomes Advocacy: Ryk Goddard’s Bias on ABC Hobart

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    Public trust in journalism depends on balance, fairness, and a willingness to present all sides of the story. Unfortunately, ABC Hobart’s Breakfast presenter Ryk Goddard has repeatedly failed to meet these standards, particularly on sensitive issues such as women’s rights, safeguarding, and gender identity. The Case of Cr Louise Elliott’s Motion On 14 February 2023,…

  • ABC Radio Breakfast Ryk Goddard – Email to Fiona Cameron

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    Dear Fiona, Thank you for your reply and I now have found the time to submit another complaint to you. My complaint concerns several matters. Firstly: Regarding ABC Radio Breakfast host Ryk Goddard’s Breakfast show on Tuesday 14th February at approx. 7.48am with regard to a Motion being put forward by Cr Louise Elliott and…

  • Interview with Katie Warren at Breakfast with Kaz & Tubes

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    Katie Warren, former bass player for Hobart’s rock-punk band Yoni & The Steamers, became the focus of intense backlash after posting concerns on her personal Facebook page about material in the book Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (2014) by Susan Kuklin. The book, a collection of first-person interviews with transgender and gender-nonconforming teens, includes…

  • ABC Hobart Mornings on Tasmania’s Self-ID Launch Day: A Critique of Media Framing

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    On 5 September 2019, the day Tasmania’s self-identification laws came into effect, ABC Radio Hobart’s Mornings program featured an interview between host Leon Compton and Roen Meijers, one of the first four people to amend their birth certificate. The discussion centred on personal experiences and celebrations at the Rosny Births, Deaths and Marriages office, including…