Wikileaks’ next bombshell: US military kills 86 civiliansThe next big release from Wikileaks will apparently be footage of a US airstrike in Afghanistan last year that killed up to 147 civilians.
April, 2010
Twitter: We’ve found our ad model
Twitter has finally found a way to make money (or so they hope): “promoted tweets” that will appear at the top of searches on the site. Founder Biz Stone explains how it will all work.
Guy Rundle: 
Planet Janet’s new wobble: blaming the victimology
Today’s column by Janet Albrechtsen is a long screed against victimhood, says Guy Rundle. Been raped? Sexually abused as a child? Forget professional advice based on real cases: just take your queue from Stieg Larsson.
Attn journos: how to use social media and not lose your credibility
Yes, there are millions of stories of lazy journalists pilfering material off Facebook and crowdsourcing ideas on Twitter. But social media is a vital for journos today and Mashable offers a guide of the best ways to use it.
The Oatmeal: making big bucks off scheming kitties
Matthew Inman is the man behind The Oatmeal hilarity. How does a 20-something web designer tap into the zeitgeist without politics or religion but grammar and dinosaurs?
PHOTO GALLERY: Famous left handers
Give a hand to those left-handers, who despite making up just 10-15% of the population include four of the last six US presidents and a host of sporting greats — including recent US masters winner Phil Mickelson.
PHOTO GALLERY: Feel the Catholic guilt
The Catholic Church is playing the blame game, accusing anyone and everyone it can for the horrible paedophilia scandals engulfing the church. Salon wraps the list of culprits, from the gays to the NY Times.
Film review: Date Night — stay at home comedy
The rom-com, Date Night, starring funny kids Tina Fey and Steve rewinds the premise of North by Northwest and plays it for laughs. Unfortunately the chemistry doesn’t snap and crackle enough, says Luke Buckmaster.
Arbiter of asylum claims casts doubt on Rudd’s application freeze
Foreign minister Stephen Smith’s claim over the weekend that conditions are improving in Sri Lanka is a sweeping generalisation that ignores the reality for each person. The Tamil Tigers are still a threat.
Victoria no martyr on health
It’s no wonder John Brumby is the parochial laggard on health reform: he’s racking up an impressive record of bad policy.
Letter from...: Bishkek: a day in the life of a revolution
We, the Soviet-era folks, call the bloody Kyrgyzstan uprising a revolution, but elsewhere in the world people call this madness and riot, writes Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan resident Adis Sydykbaev.
Nine cameraman lynched on Twitter: “I’m not a racist”
Channel Nine cameraman Simon Fuller is an overnight sensation — for all the wrong reasons — thanks to an ugly racist slur that exposed the daily clash of TV news crews and inspired a vitriolic campaign on Twitter to have him sacked.
Eric Campbell to be banned from Thailand after Foreign Correspondent report
Tonight’s Foreign Correspondent will almost certainly lead to reporter Eric Campbell being black-banned from the country under its punitive lèse majesté laws.
Media briefs: Fairfax real estate woes … Pulitzer Prize noms
Relations between Fairfax and Melbourne real estate agents have plunged to a new low after a massive Domain stuff up. Plus, all the Pulitzer winners, Rudd’s “dud” health plan needs some new gowns and other media news of the day.
Microsoft’s new phone: kid’s stuff
Microsoft has unveiled its new phone: the Kin, and it looks great — if you’re a teenager, says Gizmodo. It isn’t a smartphone and doesn’t run apps or programs or videos. But it’s great for using Facebook.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Rudd’s ‘Yes Minister’ moment on health
One Crikey reader writes that cash strapped State premiers will be unable to resist the health carrot Rudd is dangling. Plus, readers weigh in on the iPad and Press Gang.
Stokes crafts a sensible compromise, now for the new directors
It’s game, set and match for Kerry Stokes’ conglomeration of his media and equipment empire, with institutional shareholders almost certain to approve the $2 billion related party transaction in Sydney next Tuesday.
Business As Usual: Economy gathers pace: NAB … China’s lending down, foreign reserves up … the flood of red ink …
While lending in China takes a tumble, China’s President Hu Jintao met President Barack Obama overnight in Washington to discuss a few niggles … For Greece, the future looks grimmer than anyone thinks … Liberal Senator Julian McGauran paid a visit to earth yesterday.
Morning Market Report: Market down as Greece rescue package fails to enthuse
The 45bn Euro Greek rescue package announcement failed to generate much excitement although the Euro did rally and the US$ dropped.
Daily Proposition: A good time paid in blood
Having a good time is not often associated with blood being pumped from your arm, however, your perspective on that might change with a trip to the Red Cross Blood Service, writes Andrew Cramb.
Greens should not be content with anything less than power
Will the Greens be the next Australian Democrats or the new Labor Party? asks Aron Paul. Some lessons in history for Nick McKim.
Healthy advice from the nutrition hierarchy? Fat chance
For the past three decades the NHMRC and Heart Foundation have been spending our hard-earned tax dollars telling us to eat less fat. For at least the past 10 years, that message has been demonstrably wrong.
The political risks of polling
Polls, particularly those done for media consumption, don’t really measure opinions, they ask certain questions at times of their choosing, which usually parallel media coverage of particular issues they deem as controversial, writes The Stump’s Eva Cox.
