Teacher’s Pet part three: The Australian releases new Chris Dawson podcast
The Australian has released ‘The Teacher’s Accuser’ – the third podcast series following the trial of convicted murderer Chris Dawson.
The announcement:
The Australian, Australia’s leading national news brand, has today released The Teacher’s Accuser, the third instalment from the team behind the global phenomenon The Teacher’s Pet and The Teacher’s Trial podcasts.
The Teacher’s Accuser, supported by Harvey Norman, will feature news and analysis from the trial of convicted murderer Chris Dawson who stands accused of having unlawful sex with a 16-year-old in 1980 when he was working as a physical education teacher on Sydney’s northern beaches.
The Australian’s team of award-winning journalists including Hedley Thomas, David Murray, Claire Harvey and Matthew Condon, will cover the court proceedings, unpacking every step of the legal drama as a weekly podcast.
The high-profile case, which began yesterday in NSW’s District Court, follows Dawson’s sentencing last year to 24 years in jail for murdering his wife Lynette Simms 40 years after her disappearance. Dawson has indicated he will appeal that conviction.
Lynette’s mystery disappearance was one of Australia’s most infamous cold cases until investigative journalist Hedley Thomas began unravelling the truth long after police and other media had abandoned the matter.
The Australian’s editorial director Claire Harvey said the podcasts were testimony to the important role trusted journalism plays.
“Hedley’s work and The Teacher’s series of podcasts are among the most significant recent examples of how rigorous journalism can tell a story to capture the entire nation’s psyche,” Harvey said.
Available wherever you get your podcasts, with subscriber-only extended analysis at theteachersaccuser.com
Source: News Corp Australia
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