The slow death of newspapers in Australia has led to a plunge in media diversity and local storytelling, research by The Australia Institute has found. When newspapers began shutting down in big numbers a decade ago, it was hoped that moving online would broaden news diversity and ownership. Sadly, the opposite has happened. Stephen Long joined ABC Darwin to discuss. Listen to the full discussion here, starting at 09:25. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/darwin-afternoons/afternoons/1051201

US President Donald Trump has clashed with an Australian journalist during a tense exchange outside the White House, warning him that his questions were “hurting Australia” and vowing to raise the matter directly with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The confrontation came after the ABC's Americas editor, John Lyons, asked the president about his "business activity". "In my opinion, you are hurting Australia very much right now," Trump said before telling the reporter to be "quiet". Read more: h