The David Penberthy flame still burns with inflammatory language. Plus, Steve Jobs owes Apple fan boys an apology, old media buys up new media and other media snippets of the day.
July, 2010
Media briefs: The Japs are coming … will Jobs apologise?
Daily Proposition: Hollow out Mark Latham’s tome
If there’s one thing every well-stocked bookshelf needs, it’s a copy of Mark Latham’s autobiography. If there’s one thing a copy of Mark Latham’s autobiography needs, it’s to be hollowed out and used to store gin. Nicole Eckersley gets crafty.
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: mischief in the offing for Greens Brown
Bob should be mischievous. Reading in today’s Financial Review how the BHP lobbyist Geoff Walsh, a former Bob Hawke adviser and ALP federal secretary, played such an intriguing role in the removal of Kevin Rudd should be enough to get Greens leader Bob Brown into a mischievous mood when it comes to making his election […]
This day in Crikey: Tuesday, 16 July, 2002
Did Natasha stick the National Executive onto Meg Lees?, 16 July 2002.
Video of the Day: Craig Ferguson on Australia, Rove McManus and Mel Gibson
Quelling rumours that he is set to be replaced by Rove McManus, Scottish-American talk show host Craig Ferguson goes to town on Rove, Australia and Mel Gibson.
Crikey Says: Our rich are the most stingy
Over the past year, at a series of secret dinners held under a “cone of silence”, some of the world’s wealthiest people have been plotting a giant conspiracy that could, literally, change the world.
ABC response to Crikey’s story on sexual abuse coverage
Why did Lateline refer to the abuse of “12 year old boy” in its May 17 story on Archbishop Philip Wilson, when it knew the boy, Peter Gogarty, to be 15 at the time of his abuse? It was an error which was corrected as soon as it was discovered. There WERE allegations from Peter […]
Amnesty International condemn North Korean healthcare
Amnesty have filed a shocking appraisal of North Korea’s healthcare system, arguing the country is unable to provide necessities such as food, medicine and clean water.
US financial reform won’t stop the next GFC
The newly announced US financial reform bill is likely to be more of a nuisance than anything else. After all, the credit crisis that precipitated the Global Financial Crisis wasn’t caused by weak regulation, writes Alan Kohler.
The American middle class – a thing of the past?
The middle class of America is apparently facing a slow and systematic decline. Need proof? Michael Snyder has 22 statistics to support the claim.
Vale Old Media
The Washington Post has recently acquired online information business iCurrent. Is it time to say goodbye to old media? In a word: yes, writes Jarvis Coffin.
How not to talk about your future mother-in-law
Levi Johnston wouldn’t be the only man to have a less than harmonious relationship with his in-laws. But when your future mother-in-law is Sarah Palin, you may want to be careful of what you say to the media. Gawker compiles a collection of his quotes.
Will Apple admit to buggering up iPhone 4?
Following weeks of bad press, pundits are predicting that Apple is set to indulge in a rare spot of self-flagellation by admitting they stuffed up manufacturing the iPhone 4. And CEO Steve Jobs knew all about it a long time ago.
Julia puts SA on the map…finally
Julia Gillard has already won four vital seats in the next federal election, according to The Punch’s David Penberthy. And all she had to do was tell the country where she grew up.
BP plugs Gulf oil spill
Nearly three months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig began spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP have finally plugged the leak. The beleaguered company has warned, however, that the disaster “isn’t over.”
Afghanistan: want the good news or the bad?
The headway being made by General David Petraeus in Afghanistan may be overshadowed this week by news that the US strategy of providing essential services to the Afghan people is backfiring.
Want to know when the election will be? Keep your eyes on Twitter
While the country waits with baited breath for any news about when we will be going to the polls, one thing is certain: we’ll hear it on Twitter first, says Craig Johnstone.
PM hit by Oakes ambush
Daily Media Wrap: Yesterday a ho-hum economics speech from the Prime Minister at the National Press Club was ambushed by veteran scoop-breaking journo Laurie Oakes, who came to the event armed with a bombshell.
Does theatre work squeezed onto the big screen?
Good theatre, to misquote Andrew Lloyd Webber, heightens each sensation and wakes imagination. But does the intimacy of live drama work when you put it up on the silver screen, asks Jason Whittaker?
Arr, me hearties — an insider’s guide to the pirate business
Somalia is a buccaneer’s dream. It has a long, lawless coastline and welcomes a treasure trove of shipping cargo. Bridget Coggins investigates the numbers behind piracy on the high seas.
NZ getting tough on knives, but Kiwis still heart guns
The New Zealand government recently announced strict penalties for knife crimes. That’s all well and good, but the government also needs to tackle the curly question of gun control, writes Tim Watkin.
Cheers TV: Episode #13: Tour de Burgundy
Conduct your own Tour de France – a wine tasting tour of the French region of Burgundy. Join independent sommeliers Dan Sims and Ben Edwards as they taste their way from the cooler North down to the balmier South, and uncover the particular characteristics that the different soils give these French chardonnays.
SATC 2 — death of the chick flick?
Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte have a lot to answer for. It was their multiplex stinker Sex and the City 2 that sent the time-honoured chick flick into a near-terminal decline, writes James Wolcott.
