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AnalysisJune 15, 2015

Video: The Spinoff Reviews Newsworthy on Newsworthy

By Duncan Greive

CEO / Publisher

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Last Monday David Farrier and Sam Hayes’ Newsworthy debuted. At the end of of their first week they invited The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and Duncan Greive along to review their first week on air, on air.

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