News & Views 2GB hosts respond to ‘serious’ allegations against Alan Jones A major investigation from The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) has revealed allegations of indecent assault against radio shock jock Alan Jones.
News & Views The group we should thank for Alan Jones’ final curtain call Alan Jones has been dumped from his hosting role at Sky News Australia, after his show experienced low ratings.
News & Views YouTube gives Sky News Australia ‘first strike’ & seven-day ban for misinformation Sky News Australia has been handed a one-week suspension by YouTube and had several of its videos deleted, after the video platform took action to curb the spread of misinformation on COVID-19.
News & Views Tracy Grimshaw does not need ‘a firm uppercut or a slap across the face’ A chief executive in the tourism industry last Friday said in an online seminar that Tracy Grimshaw needs an ‘uppercut or slap across the face’.
News & Views Alan Jones announces retirement, after ‘listening to the experts’ A “different” conversation is long overdue in Australia, as Alan Jones announces he’s retiring from radio.
News & Views Alan Jones’ radio show revenue down by 50% as advertising boycott hits hard The Alan Jones Breakfast Show on 2GB has lost about half of its advertising revenue after a boycott over the radio host’s comments about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
News & Views Why are some of our best-known brands paying to associate with inequality? There’s a growing disconnect between the advertising and marketing industry, their clients, the brands they represent & supporting women & other minorities.
News & Views Why so much anger about a young woman? Waning privilege syndrome Why the angst about a passionate young woman who is trying to effect positive change? The answer is waning privilege syndrome.
News & Views The problem with the “apology” Alan Jones sent Jacinda Ardern Weeks after suggesting the Prime Minister Scott Morrison should ‘shove a sock down Jacinda Ardern’s throat’ Alan Jones sent the New Zealand PM an apology.
News & Views Hadley, Jones & Sandilands: How long will men of radio remain untouchable? Radio giants Alan Jones, Kyle Sandilands and Ray Hadley are part of a cultural institution that readily forgives their discriminatory antics.
News & Views The ‘mad witches’ orchestrating the Alan Jones boycott Since last week 22 companies have pulled their advertising from The Alan Jones Breakfast Show on 2GB and there are 55,000 mad witches to thank for it.
News & Views ‘The bloke’s had too many chances’: Advertisers pulling money from Alan Jones get attention The mass desertion of advertisers follows offensive comments Jones made about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week, declaring Scott Morrison should “shove a sock down her throat.”