2 MAY 2025: Fairness, balance, and accuracy are the cornerstones of journalism - which is why it’s so extraordinary when a news outlet breaches them, and in such spectacular fashion.This week we look at a decision from the Broadcasting Standards Authority, which shows how ThreeNews blew through those tenets of reporting in a story about an anti-smoking group and its supposed links to the vaping industry.It’s an almost-perfect example of what happens when the narrative overrides the facts, the public gets misled, and the journalists are called out for their tactics.All audio voice-overs generated using AI: TTSMaker: Free Text to SpeechThreeNews theme music courtesy: NaruTVMock (via YouTube)Original Substack article: 'Keeping them honest: a Substack by Kamahl SantamariaFor more, visit thebalance.website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Everything you'd already forgotten in 2025
4 APRIL 2025: How much of 2025 can you actually remember? Sorry, let's rephrase - how much of 2025 can you actually remember which DOESN'T involve America and/or Donald Trump? We're only three months in but there's been plenty happening all over the world. So in this podcast, we're doing a quarter-year review - and it's a Trump-free zone.AUDIO CLIPS COURTESY: CityNews, CBS News, BBC News, SBS News Australia, Sky NewsFor more, visit thebalance.website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A seriously mixed 'Signal'
27 MARCH 2025: What on earth just happened?? Some of the most senior people in the Trump Administration used Signal to communicate sensitive information about a strike against the Houthis in Yemen, AND invited a reporter from The Atlantic into the group chat? In this edition of RE:Balance, Kamahl breaks down the seriousness and the absolute lunacy of the situation, but also raises issues from the chat which are flying under the radar.AUDIO CLIPS COURTESY: Crooked Media, Fox News, C-SPAN, The White House (all via YouTube)For more, visit thebalance.website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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You get a tariff... you get a tariff... YOU get a tariff!
14 MARCH 2023: Donald Trump’s plan is to run the U.S. economy (into the ground) with tariffs. Which is stupid. Or is it? (no, it IS stupid). But his long-term plan doesn’t not make sense either… if that makes sense?Just listen to the podcast and you’ll see where we’re going with this. Because long-term economic plans are extremely important, but tough to make happen.Audio clips courtesy: ABC News, MSNBC, NBC News, India Today, Fox Houston (all via YouTube)For more, visit thebalance.website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Zelensky the hero? It's complex.
7 MARCH 2025: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is a hero; everyone says so. But is that why he’s a hero - because it’s the prevailing narrative? This week we look at the overlooked geopolitics from before the Russian invasion, where Zelensky was perhaps more puppet than paragon.Audio clips courtesy: MSNBC, AP, The Sun, The London Standard, Sky News Australia (all via YouTube). AI voiceover provided by TTSmaker.comFor more, visit thebalance.website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
RE:Balance is hosted by former Al Jazeera and TVNZ presenter Kamahl Santamaria, who knows a thing or two about 'being the story' and how the quest for clicks can result in a story that doesn't quite match the headline.In this podcast, Kamahl takes the big headlines and 'rebalances' them with different perspectives and approaches. It's not about taking a side - it's about presenting more than one side, and being open to even the unpopular opinions.Subscribe to RE:Balance with Kamahl Santamaria wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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