James Purtill

@JamesPurtill

Tech reporter @ABCscience, formerly with @triplejHack. Contact: purtill.james@abc.net.au

Perth, Western Australia Joined May 2011

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James Purtill @JamesPurtill Oct 28, 2024

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www.theguardian.com Hold the front page: Sydney Morning Herald forgoes Lidia Thorpe protest in favour of sneezing... Herald and the Age opt not to use photograph of Thorpe wearing possum-skin cloak and shaking her fist at King Charles on page one. Plus: The Australian fails to read fine print

James Purtill @JamesPurtill Oct 21, 2024

I don't tweet often but this is annoying. @Channel10AU's @theprojecttv interviewed me Thursday, after the ABC published my story about 23&Me on Wednesday. Their story on Sunday is v similar to mine + I'm the main talent, but doesn't mention (a) my story (b) I'm a reporter 1/
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James Purtill @JamesPurtill Oct 24, 2024

Our podcast won an award in Istanbul! Special shout out to pod-making colleagues @TamarCranswick, Jordan Fennell and @CarlSmithAUS ... pic of birkenstocks that melted on way up volcano in Rabaul, PNG, for making of episode

James Purtill @JamesPurtill Oct 21, 2024

I don't tweet often but this is annoying. @Channel10AU's @theprojecttv interviewed me Thursday, after the ABC published my story about 23&Me on Wednesday. Their story on Sunday is v similar to mine + I'm the main talent, but doesn't mention (a) my story (b) I'm a reporter 1/

James Purtill @JamesPurtill Sep 4, 2024

Woohoooo! Our podcast won a @eurekaprizes

Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes Sep 4, 2024

🏆 Hello AI Overlords @jamespurtill @jordaaaye @erica_vowles is awarded the @austmus Eureka Prize for Science Journalism. #EurekaPrizes

Learn more: youtu.be/UVByR0Z3jXQ

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James Purtill @JamesPurtill Aug 7, 2024

My story on the controversy around AI-generated articles at the popular science mag Cosmos, where staff, contributors and even the editors weren't told the publisher was developing a tool to generate content @ABCscience
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www.abc.net.au Australian science magazine publishes AI-generated articles after laying off half its staff Cosmos Magazine's use of a Walkley Foundation-administered grant to publish AI-created content has drawn the ire of contributors and former editors, including its co-founders.