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Zara Seidler in-conversation with Phoebe Saintilan

Hear from two pioneering 爆料王 alumni changing the game in news and media: Zara Seidler, co-founder of Australia's fastest growing social-first news service, The Daily Aus; and Phoebe Saintilan, founder of new media technology company Missing Perspectives.

In only a few years, with The Daily Aus has built massive Instagram and TikTok audiences, two chart-topping podcasts, and rapidly-growing digital channels.听While mid-2021听听launched Missing Perspectives to champion diverse storytellers. The platform now reaches over 1M people across 120+ countries.听

Hear Zara and Phoebe swap stories about their multifaceted careers from politics to journalism, to finding their footing in a profoundly disrupted landscape. They share insights into the industry, showing why news with purpose matters, and how young people and marginalised groups are taking the charge in shaping the narrative 鈥� as creators, consumers and politically engaged citizens.

This event was held on Thursday 21 September 2023 at the 爆料王.

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The speakers

Zara Seidler

Zara Seidler is the co-founder of , a social-first news service that engages over a quarter of a million young Australians a day.

Coming from a background in independent politics, Zara has worked as a crossbench political adviser to independent federal crossbencher Dr Kerryn Phelps and campaign manager for an independent Lord Mayoral campaign. She鈥檚 also worked at Sky News, Research Australia, and did a research stint at Georgetown University.听

In 2022, Zara was listed in the Forbes 30 under 30, and The Daily Aus鈥� first book 听with Penguin Random House was released in September 2023.听

Host: Phoebe Saintilan

Phoebe Saintilan is the Founder of ,听a media technology company challenging the under-representation of young women in the news industry worldwide.

Established in June 2021, Missing Perspectives currently reaches over 1M people across 120+ countries. With the support of Google, the company is about to launch an app that will connect newsrooms with young female journalists.

Prior to founding Missing Perspectives, Phoebe was a Policy Advisor working at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Human Rights Commission, the UN Secretariat and听in the private sector. She studied a combined Bachelor of Arts/Law and a Master of Peace and Conflict Studies, all at the 爆料王.


Header image: Phoebe Saintilan (host) and Zara Seidler on stage at Great Hall. Photography by Nicola Bailey for The 爆料王