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Columns / Media briefs
Pipe down Lindsay … Rudd labels The Oz right wing
It’s not quite the White House vs. Fox News fiasco, but Kevin Rudd has dubbed The Oz a right-wing publication with an anti-government agenda. Really?
NT News, we salute your Ex-poo-sive … @McCainBlogette twit fight
NT News, we salute your Ex-poo-sive. Poo puns are always fun. Plus, Vice TV gets an Aussie makeover and Meghan McCain gets into a tit for tat on Twitter.
Hand-setting type, a wildly popular sport … What the Wave means
Hand-setting type is fun! What Google Wave means for publishing, Berlusconi opens the Ministry for Truth, meet the Michelle Obama doll, and more news from the wild and wacky world of the media.
Throwing stones … Australian journos on Twitter … Let the wild rumpus start!
Roger Corbett has been announced as the new Fairfax chairman. Plus, Rupert Murdoch shouldn’t throw stones and an updated list of Australian journos on Twitter.
Daryl’s blackfaced moment … ABC rejects cross promotion charges
Check out Daryl Somer’s real aversion to dressing up in blackfac. Plus, our NT News story of the week and now even Politico succumbs to the 50 point headline.
But is it entertaining? … Bridal mags aren’t dead yet
With all the Hey Hey backlash it begs the question, is it entertaining? Plus bridezillas can rejoice, since the emotionally messy wedding industry complex can still continue with bridal mags not dead yet.
Imre’s wry side … The Onion goes Hallmark
Imre Salusinszky may not be the funniest of writers, but he’s embracing his wry side. Plus, get yourself some greeting cards from The Onion. Just in time for Christmas! touch? … Why we shouldn’t reconnect on Facebook … White House Health Care event no fraud … Lohan fashion met with derisive tweets
Dial O for Outrage … How Ignoble
Simon Owens struggles to report on the Ig Nobel Awards on Melbourne’s 3AW, Canwest FINALLY goes bankrupt, The Daily Tele put “moral panic” on speed dial, David Letterman’s sex confessions are a ratings winner, and more news from the media.
Try community service, Conde Naste … You should BUY THIS SHOW!
Conde Naste is to close four popular magazines, including Cookie and Gourmet after declaring they weren’t economically viable. Why do bad things happen to good magazines?
NRL final rates higher than AFL … Who’s next on Connolly’s hit list?
While AFL may have the reputation as the religion of the south, the NRL Grand Final rated higher than the AFL Grand Final did for the second time in three years. Plus, readers will pay for good journalism.
Boycotting Skype, Littlely reads the riot act
The Advertiser Newspapers Chief of Staff Bryan Littely has let fly at his news journalists, giving them until 10am to prove their worth as journalists. Plus, ten reasons why you should boycott Skype.
Trading Post closes … SBS accused of Tamil bias … Journalism Idol
In the news about the news today: another death in the media family, with the announcement that the Trading Post will no longer appear in newspaper form, but will be produced solely online.
Changes at The Age … Arrgh! Zombie computers!
Changes at The Age
Frank’s out … Leakers’ agendas
Frank’s out and Associated Press are a bit lost without him for their Roman Polanski coverage. Plus, what is the agenda of someone who leaks a story to the media?
Talkback caller of the week … Grand *ahem* sale
The best talkback caller of the week, getting an inexperienced washer to use the washing machine while his wife was at the shops. And the importance of spacing for the Grand *ahem* sale.
Letter of the week … Morning shows cash in on dust storm
Letter of the week in the SMH makes it pretty obvious that the dust storms were a warning from god. Plus, the morning shows cashed in on the dust frenzy.
Woodward taps another leak … Subs to fight The Age for back pay
Former sub editors set to fight The Age for back pay, after it’s revealed their breaks were incorrectly paid. Fairfax joins the supermarket queues with Nigella Lawson and Cate Blanchett.
Will Conroy kill free TV? … Warnings to go on airbrushed photos?
Free to air television may be under threat thanks to the national broadband network. Oh la la, the French may be passing a bill to put warnings on airbrushed photos.
The Oz’s new media ad spend … Zaetta’s payout … Obama to bailout newspapers?
Barack Obama is open to a bailout for dying US newspapers, journos are losing their jobs at three times the rate of average workers, High Times tokes up over a tanking economy, another classic cover from the NT News and more media news madness.
Herald Sun falls for hoax … world’s best brands … SMH rebrand
Melbourne street signs about a missing man get Robyn Riled — but they’re a hoax! Plus, a photographer that doesn’t like Photoshop? Why one objects to editing Dick Cheney and a bloody knife.
Walker’s departure sets Fairfax shares on the up .. I’m gonna let you finish …
Chairman Ron Walker’s departure sets Fairfax shares on the up. Live News closed because it wasn’t making any money and Crikey joins in the Kanye VMA hysteria.
Consumers the winners from Telstra split … Impacts of social media in Asia Pacific region …
Consumers are the winners in the Telstra split, rating plummet for Magda Szubanski’s Spearman Experiment, Obama’s off-the-record slag hits Twitter and more news from the media.
Kyle ratings flop, Observer looking better, tea party photoshop
After the rape scandal, Kyle & Jackie O finally got their due, with a huge drop in ratings. Also, rumours are an Observer closure now seem ‘unlikely’.
Perils of the Twitterverse, part 12,000; 2009’s most powerful fashion magazine editors
Perils of the Twitterverse part 12,000, Mia Freedman finds out the hard way what happens when you laugh at a narcoleptic dog. Plus, 2009’s most powerful fashion magazine editors and Pepsi buys the Moonman.
