Scott Mitchell
@scottmitchell.bsky.social
www.lamestream.com.au
|| Former: Exec Producer of the 7am podcast, one of the Hungry Beasts, producer of You Can’t Ask That and digital lead within ABC News.
|| Former: Exec Producer of the 7am podcast, one of the Hungry Beasts, producer of You Can’t Ask That and digital lead within ABC News.
And so ends one of the great sagas of boomers tagging the wrong person in their gripes about news coverage.
@mattbevan.bsky.social thank you for your service, you’ll be missed by many!
@mattbevan.bsky.social thank you for your service, you’ll be missed by many!
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
And so ends one of the great sagas of boomers tagging the wrong person in their gripes about news coverage.
@mattbevan.bsky.social thank you for your service, you’ll be missed by many!
@mattbevan.bsky.social thank you for your service, you’ll be missed by many!
Lot of signs we’ve gone through the looking glass.
Haydos going full Bob Katter is one of them.
Haydos going full Bob Katter is one of them.
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Lot of signs we’ve gone through the looking glass.
Haydos going full Bob Katter is one of them.
Haydos going full Bob Katter is one of them.
Setting aside how asinine this take is: a fact-check.
Pretty much every mainstream Mamdani take repeats the idea that this shows that 'very left' New York is going further left.
Just because New York is very Democratic, doesn't mean it's friendly turf for left-wing candidates?
Pretty much every mainstream Mamdani take repeats the idea that this shows that 'very left' New York is going further left.
Just because New York is very Democratic, doesn't mean it's friendly turf for left-wing candidates?
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Setting aside how asinine this take is: a fact-check.
Pretty much every mainstream Mamdani take repeats the idea that this shows that 'very left' New York is going further left.
Just because New York is very Democratic, doesn't mean it's friendly turf for left-wing candidates?
Pretty much every mainstream Mamdani take repeats the idea that this shows that 'very left' New York is going further left.
Just because New York is very Democratic, doesn't mean it's friendly turf for left-wing candidates?
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
The latest edition of @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social's Lamestream is a cracker. As progressive parties around the world are handed more and more platforms, Australia's Greens could learn a great deal by listening in:
Podcast
Our twice weekly podcast is your guide through the crisis in media. New episodes release every Monday and Thursday morning.
You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to...
www.lamestream.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The latest edition of @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social's Lamestream is a cracker. As progressive parties around the world are handed more and more platforms, Australia's Greens could learn a great deal by listening in:
EXCLUSIVE: “There is no way to authenticate that this conversation is between the purported people without getting direct access to one of the devices in question."
- What one of the world's leading verification experts told me.
Nine stands by the story.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-th...
- What one of the world's leading verification experts told me.
Nine stands by the story.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-th...
Exclusive: These Messages Could Destroy A Prominent ABC Journalist. But Are They Real?
An explosive front-page story, three screenshots and the disputed image at the centre of it all.
www.lamestream.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 AM
EXCLUSIVE: “There is no way to authenticate that this conversation is between the purported people without getting direct access to one of the devices in question."
- What one of the world's leading verification experts told me.
Nine stands by the story.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-th...
- What one of the world's leading verification experts told me.
Nine stands by the story.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-th...
As I said, regarding another instance of this recently, it's a values issue when the Guardian fails to attribute/mention independent media who scooped it days ago.
You can't fail to mention Lamestream and Ette had this correspondence days ago -- then run a half-page pop-up that says this.
You can't fail to mention Lamestream and Ette had this correspondence days ago -- then run a half-page pop-up that says this.
October 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
As I said, regarding another instance of this recently, it's a values issue when the Guardian fails to attribute/mention independent media who scooped it days ago.
You can't fail to mention Lamestream and Ette had this correspondence days ago -- then run a half-page pop-up that says this.
You can't fail to mention Lamestream and Ette had this correspondence days ago -- then run a half-page pop-up that says this.
Was bewildered the most important questions to the ABC at senates got no coverage?
Marks basically admitted they have no evidence to backup their 'one inadvertent mistake' line on Lattouf, and don't intend to look for any other cases of lobbyist influence?
www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
Marks basically admitted they have no evidence to backup their 'one inadvertent mistake' line on Lattouf, and don't intend to look for any other cases of lobbyist influence?
www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
'We don’t intend to': ABC bosses admit they don't want to investigate lobbyist influence
This week, the ABC's Hugh Marks admitted the broadcaster hasn't even looked into whether lobbyists have been appeased, in cases other than Antoinette Lattouf's firing, and they don't intend on looking...
www.lamestream.com.au
October 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Was bewildered the most important questions to the ABC at senates got no coverage?
Marks basically admitted they have no evidence to backup their 'one inadvertent mistake' line on Lattouf, and don't intend to look for any other cases of lobbyist influence?
www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
Marks basically admitted they have no evidence to backup their 'one inadvertent mistake' line on Lattouf, and don't intend to look for any other cases of lobbyist influence?
www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
Pretty spicy pod this week, gotta say!
- What we dug up on the National Press Club/Chris Hedges situation.
- Two years of media failure
- What Bari Weiss $150m buyout means for Aus
- Reporting of Greta's mistreatment
+ Reece Walsh, Nic and Keith goss and more
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...
- What we dug up on the National Press Club/Chris Hedges situation.
- Two years of media failure
- What Bari Weiss $150m buyout means for Aus
- Reporting of Greta's mistreatment
+ Reece Walsh, Nic and Keith goss and more
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...
Journalists Censoring Journalists, Reviewing Two Years of Gaza Coverage, and Bari Weiss' $150m Buyout
Podcast Episode · Lamestream · 08/10/2025 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Pretty spicy pod this week, gotta say!
- What we dug up on the National Press Club/Chris Hedges situation.
- Two years of media failure
- What Bari Weiss $150m buyout means for Aus
- Reporting of Greta's mistreatment
+ Reece Walsh, Nic and Keith goss and more
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...
- What we dug up on the National Press Club/Chris Hedges situation.
- Two years of media failure
- What Bari Weiss $150m buyout means for Aus
- Reporting of Greta's mistreatment
+ Reece Walsh, Nic and Keith goss and more
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
Exclusive: Correspondence obtained by Lamestream show the National Press Club confirmed Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges as a speaker, before cancelling him because was “in favour” of Palestine.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-na...
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-na...
Exclusive: National Press Club cancelled Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for being “in favour” of Palestine
Correspondence obtained by Lamestream shows the NPC confirmed Chris Hedges as a speaker, before cancelling him due to "balance".
www.lamestream.com.au
October 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Exclusive: Correspondence obtained by Lamestream show the National Press Club confirmed Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges as a speaker, before cancelling him because was “in favour” of Palestine.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-na...
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-na...
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Working on an essay about the people behind ‘36 Months’ or Australia’s teen social media ban.
But the guys at @lamestreampod.bsky.social with @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social have beaten me to it.
pca.st/episode/f9ca...
But the guys at @lamestreampod.bsky.social with @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social have beaten me to it.
pca.st/episode/f9ca...
Was The PM's Tour Really A "Diplomatic Triumph"? Plus, the Rise of Andrew 'MAGA' Hastie
pca.st
September 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Working on an essay about the people behind ‘36 Months’ or Australia’s teen social media ban.
But the guys at @lamestreampod.bsky.social with @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social have beaten me to it.
pca.st/episode/f9ca...
But the guys at @lamestreampod.bsky.social with @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social have beaten me to it.
pca.st/episode/f9ca...
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I interviewed Robert Redford back in 2019 and it turned out to be one of his last ever longform interviews. Here it is six years later in A Rabbit's Foot...
Robert Redford, the man who lived
Andy Hazel spoke to the late, great Robert Redford about childhood, freedom and living in dark times.
a-rabbitsfoot.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I interviewed Robert Redford back in 2019 and it turned out to be one of his last ever longform interviews. Here it is six years later in A Rabbit's Foot...
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
"mainstream media called them 'anti-immigration' rallies...even though the speakers' lists were littered with people using white supremacist talking points".
Journalists may be worse on racism today than when Pauline Hanson emerged, says @scottmitchell.bsky.social.
shows.acast.com/lamestream/e...
Journalists may be worse on racism today than when Pauline Hanson emerged, says @scottmitchell.bsky.social.
shows.acast.com/lamestream/e...
The Murdoch Succession Saga, Why Race Reporting is Broken, and the TikToker vs. 'News Influencer' Controversy | Lamestream
shows.acast.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"mainstream media called them 'anti-immigration' rallies...even though the speakers' lists were littered with people using white supremacist talking points".
Journalists may be worse on racism today than when Pauline Hanson emerged, says @scottmitchell.bsky.social.
shows.acast.com/lamestream/e...
Journalists may be worse on racism today than when Pauline Hanson emerged, says @scottmitchell.bsky.social.
shows.acast.com/lamestream/e...
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
Great story by Izzy Lewis about the travel TikToker vs. “news influencer” controversy that raises some interesting questions about journalism and social media www.lamestream.com.au/the-afghanis...
A TikToker in Afghanistan vs. The new media influencers: Unpacking the controversy
A TikTok travel influencer, two podcasts and one incredible case study in the new media ecosystem.
www.lamestream.com.au
September 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Great story by Izzy Lewis about the travel TikToker vs. “news influencer” controversy that raises some interesting questions about journalism and social media www.lamestream.com.au/the-afghanis...
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It would be a massive mistake for progressive folk to convince themselves the March for Australia was a bust, or can safely be ridiculed.
It was an alarming escalation of far-right action, and we need to reckon with it.
More thoughts (un-paywalled) here:
www.lamestream.com.au/how-mainstre...
It was an alarming escalation of far-right action, and we need to reckon with it.
More thoughts (un-paywalled) here:
www.lamestream.com.au/how-mainstre...
How mainstream media and politicians fuelled Australia's biggest far-right rally
Six takeaways from the March for Australia and why it should be a wake-up call.
www.lamestream.com.au
September 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It would be a massive mistake for progressive folk to convince themselves the March for Australia was a bust, or can safely be ridiculed.
It was an alarming escalation of far-right action, and we need to reckon with it.
More thoughts (un-paywalled) here:
www.lamestream.com.au/how-mainstre...
It was an alarming escalation of far-right action, and we need to reckon with it.
More thoughts (un-paywalled) here:
www.lamestream.com.au/how-mainstre...
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
Three different governments (fed, NSW, Vic) passed laws restricting protest and speech following media pressure that alleged the protest movement was fuelling violent anti-semitism.
Now we know that link was entirely spurious, yet none of the people responsible want to acknowledge it.
Now we know that link was entirely spurious, yet none of the people responsible want to acknowledge it.
August 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Three different governments (fed, NSW, Vic) passed laws restricting protest and speech following media pressure that alleged the protest movement was fuelling violent anti-semitism.
Now we know that link was entirely spurious, yet none of the people responsible want to acknowledge it.
Now we know that link was entirely spurious, yet none of the people responsible want to acknowledge it.
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
Every single publicised arson attack on a synagogue has now been linked to criminal gangs and/or Iran.
You’d imagine this would be front page news, considering how the media has sought to blame pro-Palestine protestors for two years.
But it’s nowhere.
www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
You’d imagine this would be front page news, considering how the media has sought to blame pro-Palestine protestors for two years.
But it’s nowhere.
www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
The media blamed pro-Palestine protesters for firebombings. Will they apologise?
Every major arson attack targeting a synagogue is now alleged to have been perpetrated by organised criminals, or Iran. So why were protestors blamed?
www.lamestream.com.au
August 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Every single publicised arson attack on a synagogue has now been linked to criminal gangs and/or Iran.
You’d imagine this would be front page news, considering how the media has sought to blame pro-Palestine protestors for two years.
But it’s nowhere.
www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
You’d imagine this would be front page news, considering how the media has sought to blame pro-Palestine protestors for two years.
But it’s nowhere.
www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
The media blamed pro-Palestine protestors for a spate of high-profile anti-semitic attacks.
How many of those are now attributed to hired criminals, with no connection to the protest movement? Just about all of them.
Great stuff from @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social
www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
How many of those are now attributed to hired criminals, with no connection to the protest movement? Just about all of them.
Great stuff from @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social
www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
The media blamed pro-Palestine protesters for firebombings. Will they apologise?
Every major arson attack targeting a synagogue is now alleged to have been perpetrated by organised criminals, or Iran. So why were protestors blamed?
www.lamestream.com.au
August 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media blamed pro-Palestine protestors for a spate of high-profile anti-semitic attacks.
How many of those are now attributed to hired criminals, with no connection to the protest movement? Just about all of them.
Great stuff from @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social
www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
How many of those are now attributed to hired criminals, with no connection to the protest movement? Just about all of them.
Great stuff from @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social
www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
NEW: We dive into the policy controlling the speech of ABC journalists, internal guidance and the emails sent during the announcement to figure out whether the ABC has learned from Lattouf.
Will the new rules be applied evenly? Or are they vulnerable to abuse?
www.lamestream.com.au/the-scramble...
Will the new rules be applied evenly? Or are they vulnerable to abuse?
www.lamestream.com.au/the-scramble...
The scrambled attempt to silence ABC journalists + The media's role in boosting Netanyahu + Our picks of the week
First of all, here's what we have for you this week:
* Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps.
* The scrambled attempt to silence ABC journalists — By Scott Mitchell
* The Good Ones: The best ...
www.lamestream.com.au
August 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
NEW: We dive into the policy controlling the speech of ABC journalists, internal guidance and the emails sent during the announcement to figure out whether the ABC has learned from Lattouf.
Will the new rules be applied evenly? Or are they vulnerable to abuse?
www.lamestream.com.au/the-scramble...
Will the new rules be applied evenly? Or are they vulnerable to abuse?
www.lamestream.com.au/the-scramble...
No official Hamas spokesperson ever praised Albanese.
The office, for a guy who's been in jail for two years, did. We don't even know if he is aware the office put it out.
Actual spokespeople for Hamas first rejected that statement, then a spokesperson said they weren't sure that office existed.
The office, for a guy who's been in jail for two years, did. We don't even know if he is aware the office put it out.
Actual spokespeople for Hamas first rejected that statement, then a spokesperson said they weren't sure that office existed.
Hamas never congratulated Albanese. This was a manufactured story published The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age that has been debunked.
But the damage is done - it’s now the basis for a diplomatic assault from Netanyahu against Albanese.
But the damage is done - it’s now the basis for a diplomatic assault from Netanyahu against Albanese.
August 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
No official Hamas spokesperson ever praised Albanese.
The office, for a guy who's been in jail for two years, did. We don't even know if he is aware the office put it out.
Actual spokespeople for Hamas first rejected that statement, then a spokesperson said they weren't sure that office existed.
The office, for a guy who's been in jail for two years, did. We don't even know if he is aware the office put it out.
Actual spokespeople for Hamas first rejected that statement, then a spokesperson said they weren't sure that office existed.
BREAKING: New public comment rules for staff have been announced at the ABC in an all-staff email.
These replace the social media guidelines which were dumped hours after the Lattouf verdict. Read our preview of the battle lines on this:
www.lamestream.com.au/the-abc-push...
These replace the social media guidelines which were dumped hours after the Lattouf verdict. Read our preview of the battle lines on this:
www.lamestream.com.au/the-abc-push...
The ABC push to gag journalists + News Corp's troubles + Our picks of the week
First of all, here's what we have for you this week:
* Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps.
* The ABC's new push to silence its journalists — By Scott Mitchell
* The Good Ones: The best jou...
www.lamestream.com.au
August 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
BREAKING: New public comment rules for staff have been announced at the ABC in an all-staff email.
These replace the social media guidelines which were dumped hours after the Lattouf verdict. Read our preview of the battle lines on this:
www.lamestream.com.au/the-abc-push...
These replace the social media guidelines which were dumped hours after the Lattouf verdict. Read our preview of the battle lines on this:
www.lamestream.com.au/the-abc-push...
Good to see this covered by Crikey.
Been very odd to see every other media org not do an explainer or try to get to the bottom of how the biggest story in the country last week — wasn’t?
Been very odd to see every other media org not do an explainer or try to get to the bottom of how the biggest story in the country last week — wasn’t?
A "fact-checking failure" on comments by a Hamas official turned one Sydney Morning Herald story into a week-long controversy. @daanysaeed.bsky.social breaks down the exact timeline.
A timeline of The Sydney Morning Herald’s botched Hamas scoop
The Sydney Morning Herald found itself at the centre of a bizarre tiff with the Hamas press office. Here's what went down.
www.crikey.com.au
August 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Good to see this covered by Crikey.
Been very odd to see every other media org not do an explainer or try to get to the bottom of how the biggest story in the country last week — wasn’t?
Been very odd to see every other media org not do an explainer or try to get to the bottom of how the biggest story in the country last week — wasn’t?
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
If you want to get your head around the way the media is manipulating the story around the Albanese govt's (forthcoming) recognition of Palestine, this piece by @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social is a really excellent overview.
www.lamestream.com.au/did-hamas-re...
www.lamestream.com.au/did-hamas-re...
How the media manufactured Hamas' praise for Anthony Albanese
First of all, here's what we have for you this week:
* Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps.
* The curious case of Hamas' praise for Anthony Albanese — By Osman Faruqi and Scott Mitchell
* T...
www.lamestream.com.au
August 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
If you want to get your head around the way the media is manipulating the story around the Albanese govt's (forthcoming) recognition of Palestine, this piece by @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social is a really excellent overview.
www.lamestream.com.au/did-hamas-re...
www.lamestream.com.au/did-hamas-re...
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
"The Israeli military has operated a special unit called the “Legitimization Cell,” tasked with gathering intelligence from Gaza that can bolster Israel’s image in the international media, according to three intelligence sources who spoke to +972 Magazine."
Israel operates a "Legitimization Cell" that seeks to frame journalists in Gaza as "Hamas operatives."
"The idea was to [allow the military to] operate without pressure, so countries like America wouldn’t stop supplying weapons," one source told @972mag.com.
"The idea was to [allow the military to] operate without pressure, so countries like America wouldn’t stop supplying weapons," one source told @972mag.com.
Israeli army unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas
Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian r...
www.972mag.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"The Israeli military has operated a special unit called the “Legitimization Cell,” tasked with gathering intelligence from Gaza that can bolster Israel’s image in the international media, according to three intelligence sources who spoke to +972 Magazine."
In the latest, very defensive version of this ‘Hamas statement’ reporting — is the SMH saying it didn’t even know their source was in an Israeli prison before we sent them a questions?
How is that possible? It’s a 5 minute google?
How is that possible? It’s a 5 minute google?
August 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In the latest, very defensive version of this ‘Hamas statement’ reporting — is the SMH saying it didn’t even know their source was in an Israeli prison before we sent them a questions?
How is that possible? It’s a 5 minute google?
How is that possible? It’s a 5 minute google?
Reposted by Scott Mitchell
It’s incredible the SMH is doubling down, after being exposed for wildly misleading its readers, and claiming generic Hamas statements welcome recognition are akin to what it originally published. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
More Hamas officials welcome Albanese’s recognition move, as PM warns against propaganda
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said the Albanese government had “got it wrong” when it announced a plan to recognise a Palestinian state on Monday.
www.smh.com.au
August 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It’s incredible the SMH is doubling down, after being exposed for wildly misleading its readers, and claiming generic Hamas statements welcome recognition are akin to what it originally published. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...