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Alex Mann

@alexsmann

Journalist. Reporter and co-host of #Firebomb #UnravelTrueCrime #TheEleventhPodcast. Signal on request.

 Sydney, New South Wales
abc.net.au/radio/programs/truecrime
Joined June 2009
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Episode One of #Firebomb is out now! Brand new true crime series from @ABCaustralia about a dark and scarcely believable chapter of Australia's past... When neo-Nazis unleashed a terror campaign on the Asian community of Perth. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…

Firebomb 01 | The Man Lin

Podcast Episode · Unravel · S5 E1 · 26min

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Betoota Talks, Labor listens: the firm quietly running the PM's podcast election strategy

Betoota Talks, Labor listens: the firm quietly running the PM's podcast election strategy

The prime minister has appeared on many podcasts this year to make his case for re-election. It turns out the firm quietly facilitating these appearances was a left-field choice.

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An amazing weekend for Murdoch-ologists with revelatory reporting in @nytimes and @TheAtlantic ... my analysis of what we've learned is here: @crikey_news crikey.com.au/2025/02/17/rup…
What the Murdoch kids said on the stand: Inside the Project Harmony trial

What the Murdoch kids said on the stand: Inside the Project Harmony trial

'You are completely disenfranchising me and my siblings. You’ve blown a hole in the family.'

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@newscorpaus accounts for 2023-24 filed today look interesting: slumped from a $17.9m profit to a $43.3m loss after tax ... worse than I thought tbh and a different picture than emerges from the parent accounts which still show the news media division is profitable globally
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Out now! In which Lachlan Murdoch's politics harden from 'soft left' in his 20s to pro-Trump by the 2020 election, when he proves that if push comes to shove he is willing to put the profitability of Fox News above all else. That's why he's #thesuccessor abc.net.au/listen/programs/b… – at Hobart, Tasmania

02 | Murdoch's Endgame - ABC listen

For much of his youth, Lachlan Murdoch seemed ambivalent about being next in line to control the family’s global media empire. So why is his father Rupert now fighting a high stakes battle against...

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Convicted neo-Nazi (of banned Nazi organisation ‘National Action’) who spent six years in prison for far-right terrorism present at Southport riots. Reporting by @DdesimoneDaniel.
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🩸New article by @awinston and me, looking into FBI informant and militant far-right occultist Joshua Caleb Sutter (of the O9A US nexion ‘Tempel ov Blood’). We discovered he was connected to US authorities longer than anyone knew. Read to the end. wired.com/story/the-dangerou…
He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

Joshua Caleb Sutter infiltrated far-right extremist organizations as a confidential FBI informant, all while promoting hateful ideologies that influenced some of the internet's most violent groups.

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I wrote an article for @theage about the community I work in
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"Social media brought out the worst in the news business, and news, in turn, brought out the worst in a lot of social media." —@cwarzel Good capsule description of what has happened in this space since 2010. (And I live, breathe and teach this subject...) theatlantic.com/technology/a…
The Great Social Media–News Collapse

The Great Social Media–News Collapse

Big Tech’s relationship with journalism is much more complicated than it appears.

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Significant group of more than 30 First Nations figures, community service organisations and eminent legal identity Margaret McMurdo call for the resignation of embattled Queensland police union president Ian Leavers. bit.ly/3s7l7aH
‘Outward racist ideology’: Calls for Qld police union boss to resign

‘Outward racist ideology’: Calls for Qld police union boss to resign

While representing many of the state’s police officers, questions have been raised over just how representative Ian Leavers’ latest inflammatory comments are.

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Hey, fans of the podcast Trump, Inc.: You can listen to "We Don't Talk About Leonard," @ilyamarritz & my new podcast/radio show with @onthemedia and @propublica on the Trump, Inc. feed... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Introducing We Don't Talk About Leonard

Podcast Episode · Trump, Inc. · September 29, 2023 · 52m

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1/ it's an awful day at WNYC, my work home for 20 yrs lots of talent cut esp at WNYC Studios, which is (was) the place to develop new podcasts and talent
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Read this then listen to Firebomb
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Crispian Chan was eight when his family's Chinese restaurant was firebombed by a neo-Nazi group. As an adult, he set out to track their leader down. ab.co/46xtyKY
My family was terrorised by a group of neo-Nazis. I decided to track down their leader

My family was terrorised by a group of neo-Nazis. I decided to track down their leader

Crispian Chan was eight when his family's Chinese restaurant was firebombed by a neo-Nazi group. As an adult, he set out to track their leader down.

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“Racism is pointless but not harmless.”The undercurrent of racism in Australian society & the rise of neo-nationalism is not new. Great podcast by Crispian Chan & ⁦⁦@alexsmann⁩ Have a listen. abclisten.page.link/i8XVUsz4…
Unravel - ABC listen

Unravel - ABC listen

Unravel is the ABC's award-winning true crime podcast.

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Indounik@Indounik30 Sep 2023
A powerful & punishing podcast recounts a dark chapter in Perth's history through the eyes of Chrispian Chan whose parents' Chinese restaurant was firebombed by a neo-Nazi cadre led by the bloke on the left, the son of an Indonesian-Dutch father. abc.net.au/news/2023-09-30/u…
My family was terrorised by a group of neo-Nazis. I decided to track down their leader

My family was terrorised by a group of neo-Nazis. I decided to track down their leader

Crispian Chan was eight when his family's Chinese restaurant was firebombed by a neo-Nazi group. As an adult, he set out to track their leader down.

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Just started listening to Unravel: Firebomb yesterday. It’s amazing, horrific and also unsurprising. I remember hearing stories of racism like this (east coast, not Perth) when I was young, but nothing as full on and laid out like this before. @alexsmann abclisten.page.link/DjSMydS9…
Unravel - ABC listen

Unravel - ABC listen

Unravel is the ABC's award-winning true crime podcast.

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Jo Lauder@jolauder22 Sep 2023
Stoked that our podcast Who’s Gonna Save Us has been recognised internationally for our climate reporting 💚 #climatechangeseverything
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A slate of new books consider how far-right extremism has—and hasn’t—changed since Donald Trump’s Presidency. nyer.cm/9wQMS6J
How to Treat Right-Wing Violence in the U.S.

How to Treat Right-Wing Violence in the U.S.

Does the far-right extremism of the Trump era represent an eternal pattern in American politics or a new one?

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One brief phone call. Exclusive: How Mark McGowan pressured the boss of the independent EPA to remove WA's tough emissions targets. abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/m…
Mark McGowan pressured EPA boss to drop tough emissions guidelines in 'extraordinary' phone call

Mark McGowan pressured EPA boss to drop tough emissions guidelines in 'extraordinary' phone call

The ABC can reveal details of an "extraordinary" phone call by Mark McGowan to the state's independent environmental protection boss in which he claims the former premier pressured him to drop tough...

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