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Media-Arts-and-Sports
Rundle’s Friday drive-bys
Guy Rundle’s new sort of column containing all the bits too long-winded and obscure for media briefs.
Essay: Gen Y … suffer in your jocks
Generation Y have even been labelled as a bunch whingers who need to harden up. However, if one were to judge by the media commentary alone, most of the whinging seems to consist of old people complaining about young people, writes Timothy Watson.
Red Bull advertising gets a harder edge
Could Red Bull be found to have breached regulations around the promotion of therapeutic goods? Stephen Downes writes.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments
It’s now or never for Terry Wallace
Richmond Tigers coach Terry Wallace has courted the media from day one and the media, in turn, has looked after him, largely turning a blind eye to his failure, writes Charles Happell.
Alastair Campbell: me, Malcolm Tucker and spin
It seems this is my first experience caught in the crossfire of the battle between the instant nature of new communications, writes Alastair Campbell.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… sh-t-storm in a tea cup
It came as quite the shock to reporters nation-wide when their virgin ears were assaulted by Kevin Rudd’s foul-mouthed proclamation that politicians might be engaged in a “political sh-t-storm”, writes Ruth Brown.
Media briefs: Fairfax staff part-time plea… Sesame street staff cuts…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Media briefs: Internet most trusted news outlet in Oz… Facebook in Arabic…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
2009 budget blessings for the ABC
There is a sudden outbreak of optimism that the ABC, at least, is likely to get significant new funding in the budget, writes Margaret Simons.
News Ltd: the future of features unsure
Margaret Simons spoke with News Limited editorial director Campbell Reid this morning in an attempt to get to the bottom of what is going on with News Limited’s features.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments
It’s time to change the NRL “boyz” club
Rugby League has an entrenched, serious, and dare we say it, intractable problem with rampant s-xual abuse and misogyny within its ranks, writes James Connor .
The joy of Twitter: Alastair Campbell tells me to f-ck off
Years ago I could but dream about the likes of ex-Tony Blair press secretary Alastair Campbell telling me — me! — to f-ck off, writes Media Mook.
When journalists become victims
Perhaps journalists might be more ready to listen to and learn from colleagues who’ve been to the other side, writes Melissa Sweet.
Gawenda: Mornings with Fran Kelly (and Rocky)
Sometimes I feel like I am a recovering junkie. It still takes an effort for me to leave at home the earphones and the radio and Fran Kelly and the GFC, writes Michael Gawenda.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments
Media briefs: Pac Brands’ PR roo coup … Home and Away gay ratings bonanza …
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Raging rumours of sackings at News Ltd
Take the rumours of imminent mass sackings with a bit of salt, writes Margaret Simons.
The catastrophic opening to the NRL season
In a lifetime of watching rugby league, I cannot recall a more catastrophic lead in to the start of a premiership season, writes Jeff Wall.
Conroy: Unchecked, 100 megabit Internet will ruin us
Unchecked, the rampant advance of broadband technology in Australia could lead to a devastating decline in the availability of morally-sound content online, writes Fake Stephen Conroy.
The New York Times sells up to buy back
The current economic conditions are making it hard for US newspapers, especially at the New York Times, writes Glenn Dyer.
The Internet is a mirror of society, hatebloggers and all
Most of the problems with Internet culture reflect deeper social issues — and that’s where we need to look to understand why the net hasn’t fulfilled its astonishing potential, writes Jeff Sparrow.
