Crikey readers have their say.
July, 2011
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: What now for Rupert and News?
Morning Market Report: Markets wait on a plan for Greece
There is hope that a French and German plan will allow a Greek solution at the EU summit tonight.
Media briefs: Once were Rupert’s warriors … News 24′s birthday … Harto fires back …
Crikey founder Stephen Mayne wasn’t always a vocal critic of News Corporation. When he worked for Rupert Murdoch he used to spruik for him in the pages of his papers. Plus other media news.
Political snippets: Winds of change fail to sweep up Gillard
The photo opportunity of Julia Gillard at a Crookwell wind farm did not go exactly as intended.
Video of the Day: Stewart on Murdoch, younger wives and red hair
Jon Stewart discusses the News of the World scandal, from Rebekah Brooks’ glorious red locks to questioning how “humble” Rupert Murdoch was feeling at the Commons committee if he had to interrupt his son to say it. The Daily Show - Horrible Bosses Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show […]
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Gillard Q&A gets personal. Last week Julia Gillard visited the Latrobe Valley and met with workers from the Hazelwood coal power station, earmarked for closure as part of the government’s “Green Energy Future”. But according to one worker who was there, while attendees were told to prepare questions in advance, this wasn’t like the public forum-style […]
Crikey Says: Winning
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travel 
From Indian spiritual odyssey to fluff pieces about Kareena Kapoor’s pets
Iona Salter headed off to volunteer at a newspaper in Bangalore, India, expecting to write hard-hitting stories and wander around in her fisherman pants. She didn’t expect to attend star-studded parties and forget her journalism ethics…
Mumbai: the price it pays to be the city of freedom
Growing up a young girl in India, Sonia Faleiro saw the city of Mumbai as the future, a place where females could wear shorts and go out at night. But the latest terror attacks on Mumbai are crushing its destiny as India’s City of Dreams.
Travelling Europe with a bus of Chinese tourists
Europe only recently became an affordable destination for Chinese travellers. Evan Osnos hops on board with a busload of them, visiting destinations like the German town of Karl Marx’s birth and discussing ancient Chinese civilisation.
LulzSec to release News International emails
Internet mischief makers LulzSec — who hacked Murdoch’s thesun.co.uk earlier this week — apparently have their hands on the famed News International emails which admitted criminal activity was going on at News of the World.
PHOTO GALLERY The hungry children of Somalia’s famine
Nearly 11 million people in the Horn of Africa are currently in desperate need of emergency food aid. This heartbreaking LIFE photo gallery takes a look at the lives of starving Somalian refugees.
The downside of raising awareness on ovarian cancer
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre launched a recent public campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer. But the symptoms are so common that it may raise necessaries anxiety and stress, says professor Marian Pitts.
Pure Poison podcast #30: if The Greens have Daleks
The Carbon Tax, hypocritical Greens, people picking on News Corp, refugees and Daleks. What more could you possibly want? Have a listen to the Pure Poison podcast.
film reviews The Beaver: mental illness, Gibsonified
There is a compelling sense of desperation in Mel Gibson’s baggy-eyed performance as a mentally ill businessman who finds a second life via a musty puppet beaver in The Beaver, writes Luke Buckmaster.
American Airlines embarks on largest jet buy in history
American Airlines has split what it says is the largest jet purchase in history between Airbus and Boeing with firm orders for 260 A320 family airliners, and 200 Boeing 737s, says Ben Sandilands.
Album review: The Horrors Skying
Did you spend the 1980s mooching around in an overlong trenchcoat with nobody understanding you or who you were going to be? Then The Horrors new album Skying will appeal to your alternative 80s goth, says Neil Walker.
Cameron grilled as Gillard targets News Ltd
Crikey media wrap: UK PM David Cameron faced 139 minutes of questioning in parliament over his links with News International, while PM Julia Gillard said Australia’s News Ltd had to answer some “hard questions” because of its UK links, reports Amber Jamieson.
Cameron grilled as Gillard targets News Ltd
It was the day during which the UK prime minister became the latest News of the World victim, with PM David Cameron badgered for 139 minutes in parliament with questioning over his close relationships with News International executives. Cameron conceded that he had spoken to News International execs regarding the now defunct BSkyB deal but declares that he […]
The Dead Sea is dying (it’s not as funny as it sounds)
The Dead Sea is more like a dry creek than a sea these days. It also contains eight times more salt than a normal ocean, meaning it’s too salty for any living thing to survive in it. Who will fix it?
infographic Who’s who in the NotW scandal
Having difficulty remembering all those involved in the News of the World phone hacking scandal? This handy NY Times infographic explains the main characters, including their often complicate relationships with each other.
Simons: FFS, ABC News 24!
The point of a twenty four hour news channel is just that. So why did ABC News 24, in the middle of showing the fascinating UK Commons Committee, suddenly turn it off? asks Margaret Simons.
