News Limited’s Melbourne arm has moved on its parent company’s plans to slash costs by 20% over three years, calling in Herald Sun staff with cash offers to leave the paper.
November, 2011
Jugglers on the street, PM trying to keep skittles in the air
You would be hard-pressed to say there was anything amiss in Kolonaki, the upmarket area one stop along from the centre of Athens. Here, amid the Parisian-style apartment buildings and boutiques devoted to the sale of all things Athenian — furs and leather thigh-high boots for the most part — there are no empty shop fronts, and anyone going […]
The Power Index: the digital money men at #4
The lads from Pollenizer can take a 240 character idea from a would-be entrepreneur and translate it into the type of digital media product that puts the innovation departments of traditional media companies to shame. And they can work with six such ideas at any one time. The strategy’s seen founders Mick Liubinskas and Phil […]
‘Imbecile’ pokies activist funds full-page newspaper ad
Despite the Baillieu government’s reluctance to tackle serious pokies reform, Victoria is central to the campaign for change and Paul Bendat’s full-page ad is a sign of what is to come for Victorian Liberals.
Maley: euro bonds at breaking point
The dangerous game between European leaders and bond markets is entering a brutal new phase, with investors dumping Italian and Spanish bonds.
The quality journalism project: behind the mike, with Mike Carlton
Mike Carlton might be considered an ideological warrior by some, but he’s had an illustrious career as a broadcaster on both radio and television, a foreign correspondent and a newspaper columnist. He’s the latest respondent in Crikey’s quality journalism project.
Broadening the discussion about home births
Hannah Dahlen, associate professor of midwifery, University of Western Sydney, and national media spokesperson for the Australian College of Midwives, suggests the need for a more wide-ranging debate whose ultimate goal should be making all births — at home or in hospitals — as safe as possible.
Miffed Radio National staff must learn to do more with less
Some disgruntled Radio National staff are concerned a controversial schedule realignment for 2012 announced yesterday will see protected specialist programs understaffed.
Why uranium sales, arms control has failed
With Julia Gillard yesterday proposing Australia begin selling uranium to India, it appears to me successive Labor governments are fumbling their way through nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament issues, writes NAJ Taylor on This Blog Harms
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Anonymity, identity and the internet
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Yo-yo markets respond well to positive news
The quick formation of a new Italian government boosted the mood, while US economic data was also positive.
X marks the spot for Seven
Nothing more to be said about last night. Only one program mattered. The X Factor.
Media briefs: Reviving Queen Victoria… Leveson inquiry latest …
At news.com.au, the queen is dead, long live the queen. Plus, our Front Page of the Day and The Department of Corrections picks and other media news from around the glove.
Power Shots: Power Shots: Greiner v BOF … Megaphones Watch … who’s where on gay marriage …
Greiner takes on BOF… again. Nick Greiner has done it again: for the third time in a fortnight, the former Liberal premier has told Barry O’Farrell how to run the state. It’s all turning out much as we predicted when The Power Index profiled both men for our Sydney Power Top 10 and suggested Greiner […]
Political snippets: Make it a real conscience vote
One thing that most elected politicians really dislike is fair dinkum democracy. When they talk about “a conscience vote” they certainly do not mean that your opinion and mine should decide an issue.
Video of the Day: Herman Cain’s confusion on Libya
A journalist quizzed Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Barack Obama’s reaction to Libya and whether he supported it. Cue confusion from Cain on Libya on exactly what Obama had done in Libya and what Cain would do differently.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Arts cuts at Macquarie Uni. After flagging cuts to the science faculty at the University of Melbourne yesterday, a Macquarie University insider says the same is happening in science and arts in Sydney. They write: “The arts budget has been progressively cut (in real and absolute terms) over the last five years (2009: $44 million; 2010: […]
Crikey Says: Obama’s war on tiny planes
What kind of ally deprives our nation’s hacks of caffeine and our skies of tiny planes?
Foraging to understand Noma, the world’s best restaurant
Most of the food at Noma — declared the top restaurant in the world for two years running — comes from wild native food foraged locally. Jane Kramer heads to Denmark to indulge in eating and foraging.
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The backers behind digital media’s next big thing
The investors, idea incubators and angel community members who give life to digital media projects are far more influential than most people writes, says Angela Priestley.
The Occupy Wall Street raid, as seen by protesters
The NYPD cleared out Occupy Wall Street protesters at 1am this morning. How did they do it? Check out this footage and photos from protesters, showing tear gas, sound cannons and a bulldozer.
Occupy Wall Street no more?
A surprise late night raid by police cleared Zuccotti Park of all its Occupy Wall Street protesters, who have been camping for weeks. The park has been reopened but a judge declared the city could ban protesters from sleeping there.
