Jon Faine, 774 ABC presenter, is an intrepid interviewer, able to spot a conflict of interest at 20 paces. But his travel blogging raises interesting questions, writes Jane Nethercote.

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So who really controls Freeview, and how quickly has it been thrown together, and why? asks Margaret Simons.

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Footy Show still showing signs of life ... Pratt and the AJN ...sign of the devil.

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Are there really no other stories more deserving of all this space, wonders Maragret Simons.

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Fairfax Business Media have decided they don't need to pay for the library, according to an email that's found its way into Crikey's hands. Margaret Simons reports.

How far can your ABC go in enterprise dabbling before it ceases to be a public broadcaster, asks Margaret Simons?

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The ABC's move to outsourcing and its launch of paid online downloads beg the question - is it still our national broadcaster?

Fairfax executive Lloyd Whish-Wilson has told journalistic staff that he is disappointed their union has made a pay demand “so patently at odds with the capacity of the mastheads to pay.” So shall we expect executive bonuses to go down too? asks Margaret Simons.

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The charters of our public broadcasters are broadly worded, binding them to almost nothing, writes Margaret Simons.

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Expect strife at Fairfax very soon now, as the company tries to separate its award system for different mastheads, writes Meg Simons.

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