Media
Bondi victim slams ABC over ‘bias’
A Bondi Beach cross on ABC News Breakfast took a sharp turn when the daughter of a terror attack victim accused the broadcaster of biased coverage of Israel, using its own platform to make the point.
As The Australian’s Steve Jackson details, Victoria Teplitsky was speaking about her 86-year-old father, who was shot while trying to escape the gunmen during a Hanukkah gathering and later underwent surgery.
Media fog descends after Bondi attack
As news of the Bondi Beach attack broke on Sunday night, confusion spread alongside confirmed facts.
Crikey’s Daanyal Saeed reports that rumours of a second shooting in nearby Dover Heights began circulating on social media and among witnesses, despite no official confirmation.
The claim was quickly amplified, with Channel Seven repeating it on air while flagging it as unverified.
Fashion Critical drops mask
The anonymous voice behind the popular Fashion Critical social media account has broken her silence on a deeply personal detail, revealing she is Jewish in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
The Daily Telegraph’s Zara Powell reports that, with 136,000 followers, the Gundagai-born commentator has built her brand on sharp red-carpet critiques and strict privacy, never discussing her identity beyond her posts.
Celebrity chef calls out years of abuse after Bondi attack
Former Better Homes and Gardens chef Ed Halmagyi (also known as ‘Fast Ed’) has spoken to The Daily Telegraph’s Freya Parsons, detailing the abuse he says has followed him for years because he is Jewish.
His Surry Hills bakery, Avner’s, has copped hate mail, verbal attacks and broken windows since opening last year. The incidents, he says, are not occasional flare-ups but a near-constant backdrop.
Bieber reacts to Bondi hero moment
The Daily Telegraph’s Bronte Coy writes that Justin Bieber has joined the global outpouring of praise for Ahmed al-Ahmed, the man filmed disarming one of the Bondi Beach attackers.
Chatting backstage with friends, Bieber referenced the attack and struggled to take it in, calling the situation “crazy” as he reflected on the scale of the tragedy
Meanwhile…
That GoFundMe page for Ahmed al-Ahmed is still going strong.
If you want to donate, you can do it here.
BBC funding model put back on the table
The UK government has kicked off a formal rethink of how the BBC is funded, reopening debates many thought settled.
According to the BBC’s Katie Razzall and Steven McIntosh, a public consultation has been launched, inviting views on whether the BBC should be allowed to run ads or introduce a premium subscription tier for certain content.
Radio
Howard Stern locks in SiriusXM future
After months of speculation, Howard Stern has confirmed he is staying put at SiriusXM, signing a fresh three-year deal with the satellite radio giant.
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Alex Weprin and Caitlin Huston, the announcement came straight from Stern himself, who told listeners he had found a way to balance more free time with staying behind the microphone.