Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Media-Arts-and-Sports
Fairfax restructure just more jobs for the boys
Fairfax’s long touted reorganization is much ado about nothing: mediocrity rewarded, according to a Fairfax insider.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Hanson photos: paparazzo was the deal maker
At the centre of News Ltd’s Pauline Hanson photo scandal is the Sydney paparazzo Jamie Fawcett, writes Alex Mitchell.
The bizarre Dr Bob baffles Melbourne adland
Legendary advertising man Bob Isherwood’s recent lecture left a lot to be desired, writes Stephen Downes.
Media briefs: Waive your moral rights at News… Sydney’s local rags merge…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
ACMA issues threats, meets the Streisand Effect
Now ACMA is going after pages that merely link to blacklisted material, writes Stilgherrian.
The rise and fall of Fake Stephen Conroy
The identity of Australia’s most famous Twitter satirist, Fake Stephen Conroy, has been revealed as a Telstra employee. But just how well is Telstra handling it? asks Duncan Riley.
Pauline Hanson: Crikey’s Press Council complaint
Crikey is lodging a complaint with the Australian Press Council over the Pauline Hanson photographs affair, writes Margaret Simons.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
SA Attorney General throws down the gauntlet to gamers
Last week, SA Attorney General Michael Atkinson laid down a challenge to Australian gamers: If you want R18+ video games, run against me at the next election, writes Ruth Brown.
Rundle: Henderson’s Media Watch Dog. Epic fail.
Guy Rundle rips apart Gerard Henderson’s new project: Media Watch Dog.
Never mind ABC programs, feel our values
Managing Director of the ABC Mark Scott sent this email to ABC employees this morning…
Career relief: John Farnham sniffs out a worthy cause
Sound Relief is testament to the best of what’s great about the generosity of the music industry; but there’s some financial reward for many of the big boys involved, writes Ross Stapleton.
ABC Mobile website fails accessibility test
The ABC Mobile home page does not appear to have been designed in accordance with guidelines for web accessibility for the disabled and fails several mobile phone and other web guidelines, writes Tom Worthington.
Media briefs: Traditional publisher online trainwreck… Seven launches infotainment…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Hanson: Media Watch ‘dangerous’, Press Council waits
Last night’s Media Watch program suggested John Hartigan’s campaign against proposed privacy legislation had been undermined by the publication of the nude “Pauline Hanson” photos, writes Margaret Simons.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Ten’s parent about to get canned?
The Ten Network continues to watch the financial gyrations of its Canadian parent with resignation and bemusement, writes Glenn Dyer.
South Australia’s racing industry is in turmoil
The racing industry in South Australia is in total disarray as a result of an explosive inquiry into the activities of the Committee and the CEO of the South Australian Jockey Club, writes Jeff Wall.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Pauline Hanson: it was not me. I’m suing
“I’ve had enough. The truth is that is not me in those photos.” Pauline Hanson insists that the celebrated weekend nudes were not her, writes Jonathan Green.
Media briefs: New West Australian Editor’s sticky start … Ideology — now in a bottle!
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you complete your tipping for the weekend.
Rundle’s Friday drive-bys
Guy Rundle’s new sort of column containing all the bits too long-winded and obscure for media briefs.
