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14 February 2024- Week one is picking up steam...
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Don’t miss out on News Club
This week, we launched News Club - the place to go for conversations about the news. There’s a lot of places to get quality news, but it can be difficult and time-consuming to wade through it all to get to the good stuff. That’s where News Club can help. Each week, we’ll do the heavy lifting for you by curating a recommended news list on a topic - we call it Club Picks, and this week’s is below. Then through newsletter, podcast and social (@thesquiznewsclub), we’ll ensure you’re across it.
To kick things off, we thought it would be helpful to give you an understanding of why pressure is building over US President Joe Biden’s age. That’s been sparked by a Justice Department investigation report released last weekend that described him as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory”.
News Club is also about keeping you at the heart of our news conversations, so if you have questions, comments, or ideas, just hit reply with what’s on your mind. And there’s so much more rolling out on the @thesquiznewsclub Instagram account. Give it a follow so you don’t miss a thing.
Finally, thank you for being part of the News Club. It’s something new for us, and we reckon it’s going to be a lot of fun.
From your friends in news,
Claire Kimball and Kate Watson
This week’s Club Picks
To listen Politico’s Playbook 10-minute podcast episode goes into the nuts and bolts of the Special Counsel’s report, what was said, and how it’s relevant to Biden’s candidacy in the US presidential election. | To read This Sydney Morning Herald/The Age opinion piece by Bruce Wolpe explores what it would look like if Biden did step aside for the 2024 election. Wolpe has worked in the US Congress for the Democrats and was Julia Gillard’s chief of staff for a time when she was PM. |
To read This SBS article zooms out on the question of leadership and age. There’s a great graph comparing the ages of world leaders. |
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