Secret answers 60 Minutes didn't want you to see; Free-to-air TV news boost in AI era

Email Nine is accused of selectively censoring the responses it received for its investigation into Australia’s billion-dollar hospitality sector after they failed to fit 60 Minutes’ preconceived ‘narrative’.

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MEDIA DIARY Revealed: the secret answers that 60 Minutes didn’t want you to see Nine is accused of selectively censoring the responses it received for its investigation into Australia’s billion-dollar hospitality sector after they failed to fit 60 Minutes’ preconceived ‘narrative’. MEDIA Free-to-air TV news hits home in an era of AI Nine and Seven have experienced a ratings surge as the battle for eyeballs intensifies between the rival prime-time news bulletins, and even Ten’s numbers are on the rise. COMMENTARY Ideology, not facts, driving energy policy How can politicians seriously think of banning a fuel that AEMO acknowledges will be central to firming for another 30 years? MEDIA Labor ‘too slow’ on tech reforms The Albanese government has been accused of dragging its feet on its pledge to rein in the power of big tech, amid concerns its policy to protect children from social media is poorly conceived. MEDIA Independent printer suffers an early blot with new WA press A new printing press at the heart of WA’s latest media furore has endured a turbulent first week of operation amid a public spat between Seven West and an independent newspaper. MEDIA Kayo mobilises for modern viewing Sport on mobile is very different to sport on TV so these new features are a direct reflection of that, says Foxtel Group executive director of product Tom Blaxland. THE GROWTH AGENDA The best and biggest: Can GYG continue to disrupt fast food? Can Guzman Y Gomez continue to disrupt the fast-food industry as it grows globally to achieve its mission to be the biggest and the best? EXCLUSIVE CBA campaign taps into Aussie dreams Forget the great Australian dream of owning a home, Aussies today have very different dreams and a major new ad campaign from CommBank wants to encourage people to chase them. THE GROWTH AGENDA Sugar-free Funday out to lick lollipop rivals Funday, the sugar-free sweet company, is tapping into a booming appetite for healthy snacks and reporting triple-digit growth year-on-year for its natural sugar sweets. OPINION Defending dangerous ideas in the age of artificial intelligence Can artificial intelligence make marketing and creativity braver? Digitas’ Simon Brock believes it can, and will.   NEWSLETTERS TODAY'S PAPER MIND GAMES THE AUSTRALIAN PLUS   Want to change how you receive these emails? Manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. Sent by The Australian, GPO Box 4245, Sydney, NSW, 2001 Australia.