US EditionABC Faces Backlash Over Handling of Antoinette Lattouf Case
- An executive from ABC testified in federal court regarding Antoinette Lattouf's removal from the air after her social media post about the Israel-Gaza war.
- Lattouf was sent home for the last two days of her fill-in stint on ABC Radio's Sydney Mornings program in December 2023.
- Dozens of email complaints were received by ABC after Lattouf appeared on air, with claims that her social media contained 'anti-Semitic' content.
- ABC Managing Director David Anderson described Lattouf's social media posts as 'antisemitic hatred' in communications about the situation.
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ABC exec denies knowing presenter's views on Gaza war
The ABC executive who removed a casual presenter over a post accusing Israel of using starvation tactics did not know her exact views on the Gaza war before she was dismissed, a court has heard.Antoinette Lattouf was hired to fill a five-day timeslot on the Mornings show on ABC Radio Sydney in December 2023.The 41-year-old was dismissed after three days on air after sharing a Human Rights Watch post on Instagram saying Israel had used starvation…
ABC executive says he was unaware of Lattouf's race before she was taken off air
Outgoing ABC chief content officer Chris Oliver-Taylor has claimed he didn't know radio presenter Antoinette Lattouf's race before her alleged unlawful termination, despite sending an email detailing her Lebanese background to the broadcaster's managing director, a court has heard.
Antoinette Lattouf v ABC As it happened: ABC did not want to bow to pressure from The Australian says content chief
Day five of Antoinette Lattouf’s unlawful termination case resumes in the Federal Court after the judge said the trial was behind schedule and he was looking at whether extra days could be added.
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