The new leadership at Fairfax Media will attract fierce criticism over the announcement today of a recalibration of its flagship newspapers by sacking all their sub-editors. But they had to do something.
May, 2011
Fairfax slashes: ‘quality journalism’ with hundreds of fewer staff
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald are preparing for a wave of industrial action after new Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood wielded the axe, sacking hundreds of production staff to achieve annual cost savings of $15 million.
Cowboys, Indians and printing the legend of bin Laden’s death
We’re already printing the legend of the death of Osama bin Laden.
RIP Virgin Blue … rebadged as the Virgin of Oz
It’s the last blue day today for the Virgin brand in domestic airlines as the myth making cranks up a notch or two for tomorrow’s launch of Virgin Australia.
The great big giant housing spruik, care of our papers
Your local real estate agent can spruik to his or her heart’s content about the virtues of the “never declining” housing market with impunity, writes “Delusional Economics” of Macro Business superblog
Bartholomeusz: has the silver bubble burst?
Was that sharp crack in the silver price yesterday the sound of an asset bubble bursting or just a necessary correction to a metal that has had a remarkable run?
Federal government on privacy: do as I say, not as I do
The federal government is threatening to impose tighter laws on corporations over privacy breaches. But it’s not in a position of moral authority …
America wrestles its conscience post-bin Laden
Hillary Clinton stood shoulder to shoulder with Kevin Rudd earlier today in Washington, two life-long opponents of the death penalty, praising the extra-judicial killing of an unarmed man. But it changes everything when it’s Osama bin Laden.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: by the time Osama died, he had already died
There was no Brandenburg gate to plant a flag on, no Mussolini hanging from a rope — just a speech and footage of a compound.
Chinese housemaids, tofu dregs and a building boom
A report states that the housing equivalent of Rome is being built in China every two weeks, writes John Addis, founder of The Intelligent Investor and Crikey director.
Abbottabad? A bolt-hole just like Queanbeyan
Finding that Abbottabad was bin Laden’s haven is like finding out that he’d been hiding out in Queanbeyan, writes Shakira Hussein on The Stump.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: Manning Clark and the Austen Tayshus comparison
In one of the most bizarre sallies in the ongoing, nasty kulturkampf against Manning Clark, Ross Fitzgerald joins his voice to those who saw the great historian as some sort of Soviet stooge.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Lamenting the dumbing down of politics
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets rally at Osama’s death only to close down
The Dow Jones was up 65 at best on the news of Osama bin Laden’s death
Media briefs: Osama and the media … Easdown quits Hun … Mercury keeps its subs …
In today’s Media Briefs: Logies or Osama? … Who got him? … September 11 2011 … Google’s Osama Bingle and more ….
Political snippets: Are talking heads blowing hot air?
A research group analysed the predictions of 26 pundits who wrote columns in major print media and who appeared on the three major Sunday news shows: The key finding? Most prognosticators are not very accurate predictors
Video of the Day: The bedroom where bin Laden was killed
ABC News has released footage of the bedroom in which Osama bin Laden spent his final moments. The room looks cluttered and filthy, and the carpet is streaked with blood.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
If Nine’s ‘tacky’, what’s Seven News? The Seven newsroom in Sydney was abuzz yesterday afternoon after the comments from news boss Peter Meakin in Crikey. The head honcho labelled as “tacky” Channel Nine’s campaign to promote Karl Stefanovic as the Gold Logie winner this year, but the talk was very different among Seven journalists. “Tacky” […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: bin Laden by the numbers
12,384,000: average tweets generated per hour at peak during and after President Obama announced bin Laden’s death.
No more Mr Bin Laden
The NY Timesis known as one of the few remaining newspapers who still employ honorifics — calling Meat Loaf, Mr Loaf — but a special email was sent to staff today announcing that it was Bin Laden, big ‘B’, no “Mr’.
Unfair criticism over ABC Obama coverage
Caroline Overington has again complained about ABC news coverage. There’s no need to continue to bash Aunty ABC at every given opportunity — especially when it’s completely unwarranted, writes Dan Barrett.
Inside Obama’s situation room
“We’ve IDed Geronimo” was the line that finally confirmed to President Obama and his senior government officials that Osama bin Laden had finally been found. Time listens in to the secret US meetings.
