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Time for another weekly news debrief: we pick apart the most unhinged headlines and try to make sense of the mainstream media, helping you consume the news critically.
This week, Katy Perry was blasted - into space, and in the media (3:54). As news broke that the Supreme Court ruled the legal definition of a woman is based on 'biological sex' (a ruling that didn't consult) a single transgender person), we look at the rollbacks of queer rights around the world (9:19).
Plus, how three front pages defined differently an attack on prison officers at HMP Frankland by the Manchester arena bomber's brother (20:30), a rebuttal against an ableist Daily Mail column on stammering) (29:53), and why one article about asylum seekers living in 'luxury hotels' fails on facts (34:05).
To keep Eyes on Palestine (38:34), we look at the case of Mohsen Mahdawi), a Palestinian student at Columbia university abducted by ICE in the US, and discuss a small but mighty change in a BBC headline).
The episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall)) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia))
The music is by @soundofsamfire)
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