Last weekend SBS broadcast the Coen Brothers’ Oscar winning drama No Country for Old Men but aired it at the bizarre time of 10pm on Saturday night. Is the network averse to good programming? asks Dan Barrett.
February, 2011
interviews A conversation with director Stephen Frears
Two time Oscar nominated director Stephen Frears is not known to be kind or accommodating to journalists, so Luke Buckmaster went in with a battle plan: get Frears to talk about why he hates film PR.
Media briefs: Hywood gets the Fairfax gig .. Munro gives up the fight
Fairfax is still insisting today it conducted an “international search” for its new CEO. But however extensive that search was, the result remains what was long predicted — interim head Greg Hywood has been endorsed as leader. Plus, Mike Munro gives up the fight and other media news.
On the streets of Egypt: a mood of confidence fills the air
The working week began today and although some shops were closed, a mood of confidence filled the air, writes Vickie Smiles from the Egyptian city of Alexandria.
ABS reports suggest that retail is doing it tough
The damage to the retailing sector from the sluggish spending in the closing months of 2010 was underlined in a trio of reports this morning.
Essential: Gillard, Abbott rubbing voters the wrong way
Both the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader are falling in voters’ estimation, according to today’s Essential Report.
Blogger backlash over collated foodie mag
An attempt to link the online and offline food worlds in Melbourne has resulted in bloggers fury and the publishers of GRAM magazine rethinking their entire business strategy.
NSW Labor members told to focus on federal arena, state conference
New South Wales Labor Party members have been told to zero in on federal election issues as the party prepares for a wipe-out in the lead-up to the March 26 poll.
US and France blindsided by Egypt and Tunisia unrest
The most startling revelation about the unrest in Egypt and the Tunisian revolution were the admissions by the governments of the Unites States and France that they were caught unaware, writes Daniel Wong, a former intelligence analyst
KFC and Cricket Australia: ‘an absolute f-cking disgrace’
Like most sports, cricket is huge for advertisers, and KFC spends a fortune to get involved: at least $8 million according to industry sources, writes Paul Barry.
Italy divided over the latest Berlusconi scandal
H ow much do Italians really know about what’s happening in their country regarding Silvio Berlusconi? Only one in ten Italians reportedly read a newspaper and Mr Berlusconi fills the three commercial TV channels with dancing girls, writes freelance journalist Jo McKenna from Rome.
What real reform looks like
The Prime Minister’s comment yesterday extolling the “various elements of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme” when asked about handouts to industries under a carbon price demonstrates that Labor remains committed to a political solution to climate change, not an economic one.
SA govt breakdown: Foley dogged by questions after quitting Treasury
The one clear outcome, now that Labor’s political jostles are temporarily coming to an end, is the Good Ship South Australia remains under the firm grip of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association at the helm, writes Des Ryan, editor of Indaily.
Anti-social media: should the medium kill the message?
Media outlets tend to broadcast any information they can glean from social network sites, giving killers their “15 minutes of fame”, writes Neil Walker.
La Niña: we knew it was coming, and it’s not going away
The major La Niña climate event responsible for record flooding in Queensland — and the largest ever cyclone to hit Australia in Yasi — is not over yet according to a senior climatologist at Britain’s Met office. Amanda Gearing reports.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: ALIV’s valuable community programs
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets down on mixed data
Unemployment data for January was mixed with gains in payrolls well below estimates but a significant drop in the unemployment rate as they recalculate population numbers.
Hear moving stories from Asian Australians
Stories East & West — part of an Asian Australian performance series at Sydney’s Belvoir Street — consists of six discrete stories from the lives of people living them, Lloyd Bradford Syke of Crikey theatre blog Curtain Call
Political snippets: Gillard, “a substance not style person”, should not change
The very worst thing Julia Gillard could do would be to try and change into something she is not.
Video of the Day: Cyclone Yasi timelapse
Check out The Weather Chaser’s eerily beautiful and strangely hypnotic time lapse video of Cyclone Yasi, compiled using radar data and infrared imagery.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Will Liberals cut foreign aid? Tony Abbott and his team are proposing that $280 million be cut from Australia’s long-term aid budget to Africa in order to help pay for the floods and cyclone, as an alternative to the flood levy. The proposal is among a list of items to be cut that have been […]
In the Garden with Tony Abbott’s Penis
Need a Root and Branch review of Wasteful Government Programs? Tony is your member!
