It seems that one of the major criteria for winning a Walkley is already having won one. This year is no different with a list of the usual suspects fronting up for another gong.
Articles by Andrew Dodd 
The Age slashes commissions for real estate advertisers to staunch bleeding
The Age has taken the desperate measure of cutting commissions for real estate advertisers in an effort to protect its deteriorating balance sheet, a sign of how dire things have become inside the paper.
Low key in Kuta as Top topped at last
Metro TV had been running the news all day. First the raid, then the siege, then the shoot out, until finally the police were prepared to confirm the mastermind of the Bali bombings had been killed.
ACCC head warns News and Fairfax over cartel risk
Graeme Samuel has reminded newspaper companies of the need to abide by the Trade Practices Act after Fairfax chief executive Brian McCarthy touted the possibility of talks with News Ltd last week.
Many unhappy returns for newsagents
News Limited has just purchased a multi-million dollar circulation software package that is giving The Age enormous problems and angering newsagents across Victoria.
The Kyle and Jackie O Code of Contrition
In commercial radio, if you grossly offend the nation’s sensibilities, you simply suspend yourself for two weeks and move on, writes Andrew Dodd.
Paper’s terror edition on streets before raids
Copies of The Australian were readily available in Melbourne hours before the terror raids yesterday.
The Oz risked police lives with terror scoop, says top cop
Today’s scoop by The Oz on an alleged terrorist plot has been accused of endangering the lives of police officers by revealing details of the arrest of terror suspects.
There is a God Dept: Sandilands dumped from Idol
Kyle Sandilands has lost his judging job on Australian Idol. Meanwhile, his absence from radio today has been interpreted as a suspension — but apparently that may not be the case.
Spend $2million for 100,000 sales: an Age reader offer
The Age is desperate to shore up dropping sales figures and it’s taking desperate steps — giveaways and reader promotions — to try and halt the decline.
You Liar: never charged, but “suspected murderer” Sands loses defamation case
An extraordinary five year defamation case, involving a TV station, a radio network, a federal MP and a press photographer, ended yesterday when the court ruled in favour of the media organisations.
The Sydney-ification of ABC local radio
ABC local and regional radio will be back under Sydney control next week when all of the senior management roles are taken up by people in NSW.
Daily Tele Poh-faced over MasterChef cook up
The Daily Telegraph has egg, and perhaps a few other ingredients, on its face after naming the wrong winner of MasterChef Australia last night. So what happened?
On Line Opinion opens editorial complaint to public
An exchange between the chief editor of Australian e-journal On Line Opinion, Graham Young, and NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon, whose story he didn’t publish, reveals the inner thoughts of an online media outlet. Refreshing.
Reporting Michael Jackson? It’s a war zone out there
What would happen if we compared the coverage of the death and funeral of Michael Jackson with the reportage of the situation in Afghanistan by Australian TV networks …. Andrew Dodd found out.
ABC TV master control goes commercial
The ABC has formed a joint venture with commercial television network, WIN TV, in a radical shake-up of the way it delivers programming to Australian audiences.
The Age online sacks casual staff
Fairfax Media has sacked its casual staff at The Age online and — according to insiders — threatened the editorial quality of its popular website in the process.
Shutter snaps on photographers at The Australian
Over the last fortnight The Australian has retrenched at least six of its most senior photographers.
ABC’s Bananas in Pyjamas to split to Singapore?
A tip-off to Crikey suggests that the ABC is prepared to retire all 200 episodes of its popular show for a one-off payment so a Singapore-based, European-owned cartoon version can be made.
Ramsay v Grimshaw: everyone’s a winner!
Just look at how the tabloids have been feasting on this story from the first insult and how they’re still gorging on it today, savoring every last morsel.
The tangled Chaser chain of responsibility
The responsibility for authorising last week’s controversial edition of The Chaser has become less clear cut with revelations that the head of ABC TV, Kim Dalton, attended the green room after taping.
News Ltd’s Terminator
In yet another sign of the times, News Limited has openly advertised in its national broadsheet for a Svengali-like figure to do the dirty work of sacking staff and designing restructures.
Food fight! Durack and Dupleix head to Fairfax
The news that Terry Durack and Jill Dupleix are joining Fairfax has been met with the sort of po-faced looks which only uptight foodies can manage — as if they’ve eaten a dog turd instead of a truffle.
Trust to fund publication of stories the media neglects
An experiment in new media journalism was launched today, and we’re not talking about Punch…
newspaper death watch News Limited’s future: leaner, meaner and tighter
The true extent of the job losses at News Limited is becoming clearer with details emerging from Queensland which reveal how each of the states will centralise their operations to cut costs.
