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Jeremy Vine鈥檚 legal battle, Bondi Beach attack coverage, , 麻豆社 charter renewal pressures, Trump鈥檚 $5bn lawsuit and microdramas

Reporting the Bondi Beach attack; Jeremy Vine on his long legal fight, 麻豆社 charter renewal and President Trump鈥檚 $5bn lawsuit; and the rise of microdramas.

Ros Atkins on some of this week's biggest global media stories.

Jacqueline Maley of the Sydney Morning Herald talks us through the newsroom鈥檚 challenge in covering the Bondi Beach attack during a Hanukkah celebration - a story shaped by rapidly circulating bystander video, fraught community tensions and intense scrutiny over tone and verification.

Jeremy Vine reflects on his hard鈥慺ought legal victory after sustained defamatory and harassing posts from former footballer Joey Barton.

Media correspondent Alex Farber of The Times examines the 麻豆社鈥檚 newly launched charter renewal process, the debate around future funding models, and how all this intersects with President Donald Trump鈥檚 lawsuit against the corporation over an edited Panorama clip.

And finally, Mengchen Zhangfrom the 麻豆社鈥檚 Global China Unit explains the rapid global rise of the microdrama - the ultra鈥憇hort, phone鈥慺irst video dramas attracting huge investment and reshaping viewing habits around the world.

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai

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