Osman Faruqi fronts new Schwartz Media podcast The Culture
May 14, 2021 9:41
Independent media company Schwartz Media has announced the launch of a new podcast covering the world of arts and culture.
The Culture launches at the end of May, and will be hosted by the editor of Schwartz’s hugely successful 7am news podcast, Osman Faruqi.
7am editor Faruqi will host The Culture
The podcast has been created following the growth of 7am’s culture coverage, and will see Faruqi take a weekly look at the film, music, TV, streaming, books and art.
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He said: “The Culture is a show I’ve wanted to make for a long time. We hear from our audience all the time that they’re hungry for smart, engaging and fun angles on what they love watching and listening to.
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Facebook Inc ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.
The moves reflected easing tensions between the U.S. company and the Australian government, a day after the country s parliament passed a law forcing it and Alphabet Inc s Google to pay local media companies for using content on their platforms.