In issue 19 of his Media Watch Dog, Gerard Henderson takes on media commentary on the Stern Hu case, misspelling and errors of history.
July, 2009
The efficiency of transportation
Is a bus more efficient than a train? A scooter vs a hybrid? A side-by-side analysis of the cost efficiency of various modes of transport: which uses the least fuel per passenger?
Lord’s shows Tests are worth protecting
Test cricket must be looked after, protected, cosseted, writes Simon Barnes.
Tonight the Tour de France surely ignites?
Tonight’s brute of a 223km stage of La Grande Boucle offers any rider outside the Astana team their first realistic moment of truth since the Trans France Express took control of the race on just the fourth day.
A salute to Captain Grumpy
A salute to Allan Border, with Ricky Ponting on the verge of overtaking him as his country’s leading Test run-scorer.
The dictionary according to Shane Warne
During my stint as over-by-over text commentator for Times online yesterday, I was asked to listen out for a few “Warne-isms”. I’m not quite sure I know what the dictionary definition of a “Warne-ism” is but there were a couple worth the retelling here, if not in a national newspaper.
FT editor says paid online news content set to surge
The editor of the Financial Times, Lionel Barber, has predicted that “almost all” news organisations will be charging for online content within a year. But as editor of one of the few news sites that actually is, could he just be projecting his own hopes?
World leaders must act on airline safety
After a year of airline disasters, it’s time for a higher standard of airline safety to be enacted and enforced around the globe.
How Hollywood is neutering America
When teen sex symbols are being generated by clean and chaste films like Twilight and Harry Potter, you know there’s a problem.
PODCAST: Behind Twitter and Reddit
Tech Weekly interviews Twitter co-founder Biz Stone — who explains what it’s like to be at the “eye of the storm” that is tweet hype right now — and the co-founder of social news website Reddit.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Stern Hu is not Schapelle Corby
Crikey readers weigh in on Stern Hu, parallel import restrictions on books, Peter Garrett and more.
Hot Form Charts: NRL ladder top four look set for finals
The week’s predictions for NRL: despite the haywire nature of recent weeks, our top four hold the same positions (in slightly different order) on the NRL ladder and should go on to lock them in for the finals, says Crikey’s resident footy nerd.
Ashes 09 Media Wrap: Lord’s, day one
England won the toss and decided to bat. And bat. And bat. Here’s how the media wrapped the first day at Lord’s.
Park the Debt Truck! Household debt reaches 100% of GDP!
Don’t listen to the debt alarmists, study the facts, writes Sean Carmody.
Bomb blasts in Jakarta bring back bad memories
Friday’s explosions at the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton in Jakarta two weeks after Indonesia’s presidential election are the most recent in a long line of bombings. ABC has the timeline. Foreign Policy notes that the bombs were set off a day after a report warning of a renewed terrorist threat in Indonesia.
Starbucks’ new marketing strategy: pretending not to be Starbucks
Starbucks are renaming and redesigning some of their stores to look like local, independent coffee stores. Meanwhile, they’ve pissed off real local, independent coffee stores by sending in scouts to snoop around and “research” how they work.
The elephant in the child care reform strategy
Despite the Government already spending over $56M to fund child care and save centres, it refuses to look at how the current funding model made such collapses inevitable.
Canwest debt deadline drama nears
With all eyes on MasterChef, Network Ten parent Canwest could be about the become The Biggest Loser.
MIG makes mugs of us all
There are plenty of examples of the cupidity involved in the Macquarie Group/Bank model of investor fee clipping and rorting, writes Glenn Dyer.
Looking for organic growth among the green shoots
We have probably just had the best week of data on the global economy for a year, but we’re not out of the woods yet.
Crikey Says: Dear Kevin, what to do on climate change (if you mean it)
Kevin Rudd has kicked off his rather dire Prime Ministerial blog with the earnest imprecation “it’s our responsibility to act now on climate change.” Well, KRudd, here are two things you could do. Now.
Morning Market Report: A late rally on Wall Street
A prediction by economist Nouriel Roubini that the worst of the GFC is over leads to a late rally on Wall St.
Former ANZ boss seeks redemption, fails
After maintaining a dignified silence in recent years, former ANZ CEO John McFarlane has launched a valiant rearguard action, but he can’t change the fact the bank lost billions under his command.
