MEMOIR

Unapologetically Ita

Ita Buttrose

Simon and Schuster, $49.99

How is it possible that the latest volume in the Ita Buttrose chronicles does not mention how the Australian media icon dealt with the case of Antoinette Lattouf , the casual ABC Sydney presenter wrongfully terminated by the national broadcaster after intense pressure from anti-Palestine, pro-Israel lobbyists?

You will recall Buttrose was chair of the ABC during the fiasco in 2023. The case brought intense scrutiny on ABC management, propelled it onto front pages, home pages and broadcast everywhere. But the case does not appear in this book, published by Simon and Schuster this week.

Why did the publisher think this was a good idea?

When I was given the job of reviewing Unapologetically Ita , I tried to find ou

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