Bill Wyman
@billwyman.bsky.social
Expatriate American journo. University of Sydney, SMH. Not text, but texture!
Irresponsibly posting my location on social media
October 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Irresponsibly posting my location on social media
Amazing story from the SMH's Michael Koziol, @michaelkoziol.bsky.social, on the scene in Guantanamo Bay to see proceedings involving the Bali bomber.
@michaelkoziol.bsky.social
@michaelkoziol.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Amazing story from the SMH's Michael Koziol, @michaelkoziol.bsky.social, on the scene in Guantanamo Bay to see proceedings involving the Bali bomber.
@michaelkoziol.bsky.social
@michaelkoziol.bsky.social
I very much enjoyed @lintonbesser.bsky.social's Media Watch episode on the crazy embargoes out of Canberra. I share his contempt for the process but respectfully disagree a bit on the analysis. Story here:
youtu.be/fuHWxwQyyUE?...
(1/11)
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(1/11)
How the government is tightening its grip on reporting | Media Watch
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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September 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I very much enjoyed @lintonbesser.bsky.social's Media Watch episode on the crazy embargoes out of Canberra. I share his contempt for the process but respectfully disagree a bit on the analysis. Story here:
youtu.be/fuHWxwQyyUE?...
(1/11)
youtu.be/fuHWxwQyyUE?...
(1/11)
Many thanks to @james.crid.land and @podnews.net for letting me gripe about the myriad annoying little things that otherwise decent podcasters do.
It's ...
"Why I Hate Your Podcast"!
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It's ...
"Why I Hate Your Podcast"!
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Why I Hate Your Podcast
Bill Wyman hates your podcast. Not for one thing it does. Nor for two. But for twenty three reasons.
podnews.net
August 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Many thanks to @james.crid.land and @podnews.net for letting me gripe about the myriad annoying little things that otherwise decent podcasters do.
It's ...
"Why I Hate Your Podcast"!
podnews.net/article/i-ha...
It's ...
"Why I Hate Your Podcast"!
podnews.net/article/i-ha...
JFK famously quipped that Washington DC was a city of "northern charm and southern efficiency."
What Trump is saying about the city is deranged. I wrote about his fraudulent and ludicrous charges for the SMH:
What Trump is saying about the city is deranged. I wrote about his fraudulent and ludicrous charges for the SMH:
I lived in Washington DC. The last thing it needs is a Trump ‘rescue’
The US president is seizing control of the city’s police, supposedly to rid DC of “violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals”. He’ll never let the facts get in the way of a Trump-sized lie.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
JFK famously quipped that Washington DC was a city of "northern charm and southern efficiency."
What Trump is saying about the city is deranged. I wrote about his fraudulent and ludicrous charges for the SMH:
What Trump is saying about the city is deranged. I wrote about his fraudulent and ludicrous charges for the SMH:
In the video of the 9News reporter in LA getting hit with a rubber bullet, she's obviously a newscaster standing apart. You can see the cop targeting her.
June 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
In the video of the 9News reporter in LA getting hit with a rubber bullet, she's obviously a newscaster standing apart. You can see the cop targeting her.
Reposted by Bill Wyman
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We are living in a world where there are crazy things being reported every day in the reams of both politics and tech ... and of course Facebook/Meta have gotten very grimy .... but hoo boy this one. (Link below)
April 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We are living in a world where there are crazy things being reported every day in the reams of both politics and tech ... and of course Facebook/Meta have gotten very grimy .... but hoo boy this one. (Link below)
@lintonbesser.bsky.social
Interesting, if true. (News Corp job posting)
Interesting, if true. (News Corp job posting)
April 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
@lintonbesser.bsky.social
Interesting, if true. (News Corp job posting)
Interesting, if true. (News Corp job posting)
Pretty big news in a News Corp job posting!
April 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Pretty big news in a News Corp job posting!
Always a blast to be a guest with Chas Licciardello on the Planet Extra Podcast. We talk Ukraine, Jeff Bezos and ... the Oscars!
@pepchasdrdave.bsky.social
@pepchasdrdave.bsky.social
The PodGods were really working against us this week, going so far as to strike down the third leg of our TRIpod! But somehow it's here: PEP200, featuring Guest PEPcaster @hitsville.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDWj... And get better @rgcooke.bsky.social !
MISSED CONGENIALITY! PEP with Chas & Guest PEPCaster Bill Wyman (Ep 200, 7 Mar)
YouTube video by PEP with Chas and Dr Dave
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March 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Always a blast to be a guest with Chas Licciardello on the Planet Extra Podcast. We talk Ukraine, Jeff Bezos and ... the Oscars!
@pepchasdrdave.bsky.social
@pepchasdrdave.bsky.social
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March 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Keep the Music Going, Keep the Dance Flowing! 😘
YouTube video by Unitree Robotics
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February 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Oh for heaven's sakes.
"An update for Foxtel viewers waiting to see SNL 50: The Anniversary Special.
"The three hour special was originally slated for 12 midday today, with a replay at 5:30pm.....
tvtonight.com.au/2025/02/aird...
"An update for Foxtel viewers waiting to see SNL 50: The Anniversary Special.
"The three hour special was originally slated for 12 midday today, with a replay at 5:30pm.....
tvtonight.com.au/2025/02/aird...
Airdate: SNL 50: The Anniversary Special | TV Tonight
Three hour special hosts a phenomenal guest list drawn from iconic show's 50 years of comedy.
tvtonight.com.au
February 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Oh for heaven's sakes.
"An update for Foxtel viewers waiting to see SNL 50: The Anniversary Special.
"The three hour special was originally slated for 12 midday today, with a replay at 5:30pm.....
tvtonight.com.au/2025/02/aird...
"An update for Foxtel viewers waiting to see SNL 50: The Anniversary Special.
"The three hour special was originally slated for 12 midday today, with a replay at 5:30pm.....
tvtonight.com.au/2025/02/aird...
Two juicy in-depth Murdoch chaos stories hit with a splash today in the U.S., one in the Times, one in the Atlantic. Links to follow.
February 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Two juicy in-depth Murdoch chaos stories hit with a splash today in the U.S., one in the Times, one in the Atlantic. Links to follow.
I had a lot of fun talking Oscars with David Marr on Late Night Live last night.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...?
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Are the Oscars losing their relevance? - ABC listen
The Oscars are nearly one hundred years old: in early March the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will host its 97th awards ceremony. But viewership has collapsed and the Academy has yet to ...
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February 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I had a lot of fun talking Oscars with David Marr on Late Night Live last night.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...?
@lintonbesser.bsky.social Congrats on the new show. Big fan of Media Watch!
February 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
@lintonbesser.bsky.social Congrats on the new show. Big fan of Media Watch!
How things are going in DC.
(This is the former director of the CIA and NSA.)
(This is the former director of the CIA and NSA.)
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
How things are going in DC.
(This is the former director of the CIA and NSA.)
(This is the former director of the CIA and NSA.)
I've done Oscar coverage for as long as I can remember. Hard to imagine any nominee so decisively sinking her chances.
The Spanish star of "Emelia Perez" (what a freakin' odd movie) let her feelings be known on Spanish social media sites about Black Lives matter and other subjects ...
The Spanish star of "Emelia Perez" (what a freakin' odd movie) let her feelings be known on Spanish social media sites about Black Lives matter and other subjects ...
February 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I've done Oscar coverage for as long as I can remember. Hard to imagine any nominee so decisively sinking her chances.
The Spanish star of "Emelia Perez" (what a freakin' odd movie) let her feelings be known on Spanish social media sites about Black Lives matter and other subjects ...
The Spanish star of "Emelia Perez" (what a freakin' odd movie) let her feelings be known on Spanish social media sites about Black Lives matter and other subjects ...
My obituary on Marianne Faithful, for Vulture/New York mag.
It was originally written during her COVID scare some years ago. Thankfully, she made it through.
She had ... quite a life.
It was originally written during her COVID scare some years ago. Thankfully, she made it through.
She had ... quite a life.
Nothing Could Drag Marianne Faithfull Away
Leading a dual life — in which her own brilliance was overshadowed by Mick Jagger — almost destroyed her.
www.vulture.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My obituary on Marianne Faithful, for Vulture/New York mag.
It was originally written during her COVID scare some years ago. Thankfully, she made it through.
She had ... quite a life.
It was originally written during her COVID scare some years ago. Thankfully, she made it through.
She had ... quite a life.
A tale in two acts.
January 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A tale in two acts.
How a thin-skinned and easily distractable Elon Musk gave the SMH's David Swan (@davidswan.bsky.social) dinner-table conversation for life.
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www.smh.com.au/national/i-w...
I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived
Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time, it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.
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January 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
How a thin-skinned and easily distractable Elon Musk gave the SMH's David Swan (@davidswan.bsky.social) dinner-table conversation for life.
www.smh.com.au/national/i-w...
www.smh.com.au/national/i-w...