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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Newsreader
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The series 'follows the unlikely bond between a young TV reporter and a "difficult" female newsreader'.

Source: Inside Film (https://www.if.com.au/joanna-werner-michael-lucas-find-drama-in-a-tv-newsroom/) (Sighted: 3/12/2020)

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form y separately published work icon Three, Two, One ... Michael Lucas , Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021 23367050 2021 single work film/TV Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021
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form y separately published work icon A Step Closer to the Madness Niki Aken , Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021 26405862 2021 single work film/TV Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021
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form y separately published work icon No More Lies Michael Lucas , Kim Ho , Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021 23367711 2021 single work film/TV Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021
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form y separately published work icon People Like You and Me Kim Ho , Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2023 27437759 2023 single work film/TV Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2023
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form y separately published work icon The Hungry Truth Michael Lucas , Adrian Wills , Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2023 27370895 2023 single work film/TV Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2023

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Deadloch, Wellmania and the Matildas : The Best Australian Television of 2023 Luke Buckmaster , Sian Cain , Janine Israel , Alan Vaarwerk , Jack Snape , Sinéad Stubbins , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 29 December 2023;
— Review of Deadloch Kate McLennan , Kate McCartney , Kirsty Fisher , Anchuli Felicia King , Madeleine Sami , Christian White , 2023 series - publisher film/TV ; The Newsreader Michael Lucas , Jonathan Gavin , Niki Aken , Kim Ho , 2021 series - publisher film/TV ; Wellmania Brigid Delaney , Benjamin Law , 2023 series - publisher film/TV ; The Messenger Sarah Lambert , Kirsty Fisher , Kim Wilson , Magda Wozniak , 2022 series - publisher film/TV ; Love Me Blake Ayshford , Adele Vuko , Leon Ford , Alison Bell , 2022 series - publisher film/TV
Anchor Wars Jane Goodall , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Inside Story , 11 October 2023;

'Like the desks they sit behind, newsreaders have grown in stature as the medium has evolved'
Which Real TV Journalists Inspired The Newsreader? Myles Wearring , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2023;

'Actor Sam Reid admits he based his character in the ABC drama The Newsreader on a real Australian journalist, but won't say who.' 
Wood Panelling and Shoulder Pads Frank Bongiorno , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , September 2021;
— Review of The Newsreader Michael Lucas , Jonathan Gavin , Niki Aken , Kim Ho , 2021 series - publisher film/TV

'The Newsreader shows an industry, and a country, on the cusp of change'
Nitram and The Newsreader Dominate the AACTA Awards, as Actor David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu Honoured Dee Jefferson , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , December 2021;
Wood Panelling and Shoulder Pads Frank Bongiorno , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , September 2021;
— Review of The Newsreader Michael Lucas , Jonathan Gavin , Niki Aken , Kim Ho , 2021 series - publisher film/TV

'The Newsreader shows an industry, and a country, on the cusp of change'
Deadloch, Wellmania and the Matildas : The Best Australian Television of 2023 Luke Buckmaster , Sian Cain , Janine Israel , Alan Vaarwerk , Jack Snape , Sinéad Stubbins , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 29 December 2023;
— Review of Deadloch Kate McLennan , Kate McCartney , Kirsty Fisher , Anchuli Felicia King , Madeleine Sami , Christian White , 2023 series - publisher film/TV ; The Newsreader Michael Lucas , Jonathan Gavin , Niki Aken , Kim Ho , 2021 series - publisher film/TV ; Wellmania Brigid Delaney , Benjamin Law , 2023 series - publisher film/TV ; The Messenger Sarah Lambert , Kirsty Fisher , Kim Wilson , Magda Wozniak , 2022 series - publisher film/TV ; Love Me Blake Ayshford , Adele Vuko , Leon Ford , Alison Bell , 2022 series - publisher film/TV
The Real 'Newsreaders' : Journalists Reflect on How the Newsroom Has Changed Over the Years Ellyn Duncan , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2021;

'Ah, 1986: the year of the infamous Challenger explosion, the debut of the Oprah Winfrey Show, and Prime Minister Bob Hawke. This is the world we're dropped into in ABC's new series, The Newsreader.' (Introduction)
Does 'The Newsreader' Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story? Matt Neal , 2021 single work criticism
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2021; 'The ABC's new TV series The Newsreader provides an insight into the smoky Australian newsrooms of the 1980s and the people who brought us our nightly news.' (Introduction)
Aacta Awards 2021 : Nitram Dominates Ceremony as Stars Pay Tribute to David Gulpilil Kelly Burke , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 8 December 2021;
Nitram and The Newsreader Dominate the AACTA Awards, as Actor David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu Honoured Dee Jefferson , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , December 2021;
Which Real TV Journalists Inspired The Newsreader? Myles Wearring , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2023;

'Actor Sam Reid admits he based his character in the ABC drama The Newsreader on a real Australian journalist, but won't say who.' 
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