American newspaper print ad revenues fell to their lowest level in 14 years last year and online ad revenues fell for the first time in five years, according to figures for 2008 ad revenues from the American Newspaper Association, writes Glenn Dyer.
March, 2009
Fitzgibbon and the shadow of the Yellow Peril
Behind the Fitzgibbon debate — and not very far behind it — lurks the spectre of the Yellow Peril, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Defence is simply too big for Nick Warner
Of course Nick Warner is the wrong man for the job of Secretary of the Defence Department. That’s because the job is beyond any single individual, and certainly beyond any single Minister, writes Bernard Keane.
Are microwaves enviro-friendly?
Your foodie friends may cringe at the thought, but cash-strapped grad students and single urbanites have had it right all along: As a general rule, microwaves are more eco-friendly than conventional ovens.
Video of the Day: Red Symons presents: Hanson’s Last Harrumph
Crossing the Floor with Bernard Keane: Deja vu: another politician kills Kevin’s mojo
With Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon interrupting Kevin Rudd’s time overseas with scandal back home, Bernard Keane reflects on the last time this happened. Clue: it involved an iguana…
Lowbottom High Diaries: Exponential Easter fury
It is a documented fact that rats placed in too close proximity will turn on their own. At the end of first term something of the kind is being played out in the staffrooms of Lowbottom, writes Trevor Diogenes.
Was the Fitzgibbon search illegal?
There must be an independent investigation into whether the Defence Signals Directorate – a primary military intelligence agency – has been involved on surveillance of Mr. Fitzgibbon, illegally, writes Greg Barns.
When did Britain lose its cool?
The Blair era is long gone, and so too is the national spirit, the hope and the optimism, that reigned in those days. Gordon Brown, though he seems invigorated by economic catastrophe, suffers from the grey, been-there-too-long aura that wreathed Major in the aftermath of Thatcher.
Tips and rumours
Brumby set to reshuffle to get rid of incompetent Kosky, Jennings and Batchelor. Hacking their own Minister’s electronic records is bad enough. But what about the fact that some elements in DSD are now apparently involved in *domestic* intelligence collection? I thought their role was confined to foreign signals intelligence? RMIT University has heavily bent […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says
Kevin Rudd should ask Joel Fitzgibbon to stand aside while an investigation is undertaken into whether there are any other disclosures he has failed to make, as required by Parliament.
News Ltd v Gawenda: Right to Know isn’t hypocritical
We say quite openly, that the media clearly does not get it right all the time. This does not make our aim to reform the system we have now illegitimate, hypocritical or unimportant, writes Greg Baxter.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The Fitzgibbon affair … Israel … school spending … internet filtering …
Media briefs: Cuts at NYT and Wash Post … the “new look” brisbanetimes.com.au
The headlines about the headline makers.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to … Ben Cousinsmania
We tried. God we tried. But in the end Crikey couldn’t ignore the all consuming hype surrounging the return to AFL football by Ben Cousins, writes Leigh Josey.
Risk transparency: the key to a secure financial system
The source of toxicity is the core problem plagueing the global financial system — removing it is central to restoring confidence, writes Ralph McKay.
Rundle’s Friday drive-bys: cartoon outrage, Fox News’ hole, Bolt & broken Britain
Guy Rundle’s new sort-of column containing all the bits too long-winded and obscure for media briefs.
Joel Fitzgibbon vs the mysterious men and women of the Australian Defence Force
Deep in the secret bowels of the Defence Department…
Fitzgibbon hanging on by his fingernails
There is a cumulative effect here, with the SAS pay debacle and now this, writes Bernard Keane.
Crikey’s Anti-DreamTeam of company directors
Adam Schwab and Crikey present a list of current directors who have managed to involve themselves in multiple company disasters.
Qantas IPs linked to cyber-raid on Virgin Blue
The source of online rumours claiming Virgin Blue is going broke has been outed as almost certainly originating on a Qantas computer, writes Ben Sandilands.
How IT outsourcing fails: insiders tell
There are some very peculiar things happening in the Victorian government’s information technology areas, write a concerned group of IT experts.
Dyer’s business wrap: Mixed signals from the US … Google cuts hard
US markets have again shaken off more poor news on the economy, writes Glenn Dyer.
Earth Hour: flicking a switch is far too easy
The problem, then, with purely symbolic actions like Earth Hour. is that they might actually foster cynicism more than dispel it.
