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Two of the most powerful figures in the national broadcaster, chair Ita Buttrose and 7.30 chief political correspondent Laura Tingle, clashed over the firing of a casual radio host in 2023, Antoinette Lattouf, whose departure has become an example of the struggle among some media outlets to manage journalists with strong opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Faced with aggressive questioning by Ms Latouff’s barrister, Philip Boncardo, Ms Buttrose denied she ordered ABC managers to fire the Sydney local radio host in response to a campaign by pro-Israeli activists. “I didn’t wish her to be removed,” the veteran journalist, television host and media executive told the court. “I didn’t put pressure on anybody. It’s a fantasy of your own imagination. I have nothing to do with her dismissal. I was shocked.
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