US air freighter specialist, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has cancelled its first three Boeing 747-8F freighters, writes Ben Sandilands.
September, 2011
Review: 10 Things I Know About You — Melbourne Fringe Festival
Dressed in a smart waist-coat and a striped tie, Simon Taylor presents a practised and polished performance to kick of the 2011 Melbourne Fringe Festival, writes Matt Smith.
Troy Davis executed in Georgia
Crikey live blog: Despite a last minute delay by the US Supreme Court this morning, the execution of Troy Davis, who his supporters argue was wrongly convicted of murder, went ahead this afternoon.
No tick for Macas: Heart Foundation changes tack
The Heart Foundation has stopped extending its program to fast food outlets such as McDonalds. Instead it will focus on other ways to improve the nutritional status of restaurant food, writes Jennifer Doggett.
Crap or quality? The highbrow versus lowbrow debate
Are reality TV shows meritless? Should you feel guilty about reading a Dan Brown book? The highbrow versus lowbrow debate has raged on for years. Some answers can be found in the 1941 film Sullivan’s Travels, writes Luke Buckmaster.
theatre reviews Avenue Q — Rockdale Musical Society, Sydney
Avenue Q is Sesame Street for adults, an utterly preposterous musical conceived and devised by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. It’s bitingly cynical and enormously enjoyable, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
podcast Canberra Calling: The Crikey Vertically Integrated News Rebrand Podcast
Crikey senior journalist Andrew Crook, Crikey media writer Margaret Simons and Crikey deputy editor Jason Whittaker discuss today’s story about News Limited’s leaked rebranding to News Australia.
Simons: what the News Ltd rebranding exercise tells us
Leaving aside all the marketing gobbledygook, the significant things come under four headings in News Ltd’s rebranding document.
Seven, Ten breached code of practice requirements
It has taken 18 months, and one of those involved was sacked long ago, but today we finally get the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s pronouncement on the conduct of channels Seven and Ten last year.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Asylum seeker issue pushes carbon pricing aside
Extraordinarily, the focus has moved so completely to the asylum seeker issue that Greg Combet actually fell six places and Greg Hunt moved off the list altogether.
Now they ask, and they’re happy to tell: stories from the frontline
Pentagon officials signed the death certificate for the US military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ban on known gay, lesbian and bisexual servicemembers today with a rowdy cheer more akin to civilian political rallies than a military ceremony.
Oz to push for more ambitious emissions targets on international stage
Australia is using the anticipated passage of its carbon pricing scheme to make a renewed push for more ambitious targets on the international stage, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Spectator.
Cybercrime bill not due yet, but ISPs are still worried
Why are ISPs so concerned about the cybercrime bill? It appears to create significant new capacity and equipment requirements for them.
Ask the economists: is Wayne Swan the world’s best treasurer?
Is Wayne Swan the world’s most effective money manager? Euromoney has crowned him, but Crikey put the questions to our own economists for their assessment.
The quality journalism project: the battle for New Matilda
Can quality journalism and reporting work online? Is it sustainable? Both questions make this week’s quality journalism expert, Marni Cordell from New Matilda, particularly relevant.
Bolt exaggerates paymaster’s anti-pokies campaign — again
Despite Crikey alerting the world of his failure to disclose an association with the pokies lobby after this hysterical September 3 column, News Ltd’s biggest columnist has repeated the effort in today’s paper.
Convergence Review: diversity and a public interest test
Using a public interest test to manage media diversity is problematic — but it’s a popular option.
The Power Index: money movers, Ralph Norris at #3
Ralph Norris knows what it’s like to be the most hated person in Australia. Just ask any tabloid newspaper editor; he’s greedy, overpaid, an enemy of the Aussie battler. But he also knows what it’s like to wield serious clout. The head of the country’s biggest bank is without doubt one of the heavy hitters […]
Rabbani’s assassination ‘a death knell for peace’
The head of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council and former president, Burhanuddin Rabbani, was assassinated in his home yesterday by the Taliban, which has sent a clear message it will not be negotiated with, writes Catherine James, a freelance journalist in Kabul.
Rundle: what you miss wouldn’t hurt, if it didn’t matter
What could be easier than starting a website? But what could be harder, now, than convincing half-a-dozen people to commit — and solemnly, seriously commit — a year of their free time to it?
Leaked: News Ltd bites the dust
News Limited will change its name in an attempt to cure its perception as an “arrogant newspaper company” that is “difficult to deal with”. Crikey has exclusively obtained the leaked documents.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: recovery of 2008? What bloody recovery?
The recovery from 2008 may not have in fact occurred, there is no real growth to speak of in the global economy.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Hold the applause
Kindle winners: Crikey writes: As if a subscription to Crikey isn’t inherently valuable enough, there’s a reasonable chance you could pick up your very own Amazon Kindle 3G+Wi-Fi, too. We’re giving away 10 over the next 10 days. Tuesday’s winner is David Duncan — congratulations. Eight to go — get your entry in today. Asylum seekers: the solution John Blakefield writes: […]
Morning Market Report: IMF US economy forecast cools markets
The IMF has cut its forecast for US economic growth this year.
