Dominating the headlines is West Australian Newspapersannouncing they will pay $4.1bn for Seven Media Group.
February, 2011
Morning Market Report: The West Australian’s Seven aquisition
Media briefs: Egyptian’s ‘Facebook’ birth … the web of journalism … anti-HuffPo bandwagon …
In today’s Media Briefs: to celebrate the #Jan25 revolution, Egyptian names his firstborn “Facebook” … What effect has the internet had on journalism? … Welcome aboard the anti-Huffington Post bandwagon; took you long enough! ….
Political snippets: Another death and more political lies
There are more brave soldiers, I read somewhere recently, than there are brave politicians.
Video of the Day: Nine’s watermark — Seven made us do it
Seven stole Nine’s footage. Even with a mid-screen watermark. Nine, in this bizarre ad, just wants to explain its side of the story: “We work very hard to bring you exclusive stories and vision. That’s why we use the watermark.”
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Reformed ALP member turned political reformist. Former ALP member Jon Shapiro is running as an independent in the NSW seat of Balmain, solely on the issue of constitutional reform. His material makes it clear his frustrations with internal ALP policy development predate the Bracks/Carr/Faulkner report, and on the basis of his vision I’d hazard a guess […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: the outrage the Herald Sun paid for
What is the country’s most popular newspaper doing paying for the hotel room in which a minor, who, if she is to be believed, had s-x — and perhaps imbibed alcohol with — a man 30 years her senior?
Hulu and the future of TV distribution
Online distribution is the inevitable future of TV distribution, but only one player in the industry seems to be getting it right: the US TV/film service Hulu, writes Dan Barrett.
Galaxy: Anna Bligh approval up 35%
The latest Galaxy poll heralds a record shattering turnaround for the fortunes of Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, whose approval rating has surged from 25% to 60%, writes William Bowe.
theatre reviews Dr Zhivago — Lyric Theatre, Sydney
It’s a rare all-Aussie musical, thanks to America via Soviet Russia. So is the highly-anticipated Anthony Warlow vehicle Doctor Zhivago any good? Lloyd Bradford Syke has the first review.
theatre reviews ‘Tis Pity it’s sexist: deconstructing John Ford
It’s not the incest that’s creepy about Malthouse Melbourne’s ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore, but the misogyny. Better left dead, says Andrew Fuhrmann, in this John Ford deconstruction.
Maureen and Tony Wheeler sell out of Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler sell their remaining 25% stake in the guidebook business for an estimated 33 million pounds to BBC Worldwide, informing staff in an emotional address Friday.
The media pigeonholing Muslims is not helping any cause
Yes, there’s a lot that all ethnic and religious communities in Auburn and Lakemba community need to do, but to assume that gangland is defined purely by one religion is just ridiculous. Last time I checked, the Morans weren’t praying five times a day.
Britain gets its referendum
It took until the last possible day, but overnight the British government finally got approval for its legislation for a referendum on preferential voting.
Guy Rundle: King’s Speech a hit and myth in the way it treats Brits
The King’s Speech makes the Brits no more than extras in their own history.
Labor exposed and under fire on mining tax
The steady drip of mining profit announcements will expose Labor’s half-baked position on a mining tax. And it has nobody to blame but itself.
Secret ALP review blames Gillard for election debacle: source
As the Australian Labor Party’s National Executive meets in Brisbane today to digest the Bracks-Faulkner-Carr review into the party’s disastrous 2010 election campaign, Crikey can reveal that the report’s sealed sections contains serious personal criticisms of Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Middle East on fire: the latest from Bahrain, Libya and Yemen
Bahrainis the latest country in the region to be engulfed in anti-government demonstrations, inspired by the recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Crikey covers the latest, including more violence in Libya and Yemen.
Private equity to blame for REDgroup collapse
The private equity model of buying companies and loading them with debt was completely inappropriate for a company facing tough market conditions, writes Glenn Dyer.
Last page for book buying? Carr, Cunningham, Rosenbloom on REDgroup
Book retailer REDgroup is a victim of online retailers (and the federal government’s rejection of recommendations to open up the local market) or simply poor management. Crikey asked publishers and retailers what it means.
Sovereign wealth fund … at least give it some thought please
The story in the Fairfax broadsheets today about how big business wants a sovereign wealth fund to save our windfall from the resources boom again was a horribly lopsided article.
Progressives face-off in the People’s Republic of Marrickville
During two and a half hours of questioning last night, not a single person asked about the economy. Rather, education, which been all but ignored so far in the wider campaign, dominated the event.
A year in book buying: tallying the receipts
Only a fool would believe the public will rush to spend two — three times as much for their product in order to sustain book stores just because they’re nice. writes fiction editor at Australian Book Review Chris Flynn.
