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Can I tell you a secret? Ben Roberts-Smith v the media – podcast trailer
Thu, 04 May 2023 14:31
We wanted to tell you about another Guardian podcast series from our colleagues in Australia. Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, is suing three of the country’s most trusted newspapers for defamation over articles he says falsely accuse him of war crimes. Whatever the outcome, the ramifications will be immense for public interest journalism, Australia’s military and a man venerated as a modern-day war hero. Search for ‘Ben Roberts-Smith v the media’, wherever you get your podcasts
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Hi there, I'm Lucy Hoff, series producer of the Guardian podcast, Can I Tell You A Secret? And I want to tell you about a new podcast called Ben Robert Smith vs The Media from Guardian Australia. Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Robert Smith, is suing three of the country's most trusted newspapers for defamation. Over articles he says falsely accused him of war crimes. The evidence has been confronting, violent, sometimes scandalous, and at times barely believable. Millions have been spent litigating Australia's defamation trial of the century. Whatever the outcome, the ramifications will be immense for public interest journalism, Australia's military, and the man venerated as a modern-day war hero. Such Ben Robert Smith vs The Media.