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MATTHEW KNOTT | MEDIA | 1 UNLOCK?

Australian Story‘s sainthood problem: inside the ABC ‘cult’

The popular ABC show is a ratings winner and counters the nastiness that dominates other current affairs programming. But has Aunty gone too far to give its subjects a golden glow?

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Media briefs: Tele ‘exaggeration’ … Age execution … man: a hate story …

Daily Tele stance against fearmongering. We enjoyed The Daily Telegraph’s editorial on Monday, supporting moves to review the GST and hinting it could be a good idea to increase it. The Tele reckons “discussion on this issue, free of fear-mongering and exaggeration, would be welcome”. The Tele certainly knows a thing or two about “fearmongering and […]

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GLENN DYER | MEDIA | UNLOCK?

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: Ten finally has a good night

Viewers seem to be losing their appetite for home renovation shows.

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iSentia index: Australia’s next PM hogs the limelight

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott bested the Prime Minister for media coverage this week by a wide margin. Australia has more or less made up its mind that he will be in power come September.

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ANGELA PRIESTLEY | MEDIA |

Female cricketers catch a raise, but other athletes struggle

Australia’s female cricket team has won a pay rise that means some players will be able to quit their day jobs. But other female athletes struggle to balance training with work.

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ADAM SCHWAB | MEDIA | UNLOCK?

iHype: don’t believe what you read on comparison site float

iSelect has dominated the Australian market and is a tasty prospect for stockmarket players. But don’t believe all of the hype you’re reading in the nation’s financial daily.

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ANDREW CROOK | MEDIA | 2 UNLOCK?

The Power Index: election deciders, the tabloid editors at #9

How much power do the nation’s tabloid editors really wield when it comes to influencing our electoral process? Plenty, if you believe political operatives. Not only for what’s in print but how they influence the agenda for the rest of the day. For Labor it’s a lost cause.

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BERNARD KEANE | MEDIA | 8

Reporters as ‘co-conspirators’ in Obama’s war on journalism

The Obama administration is engaged in a war on investigative journalism, backed by national security laws. The internet may free up information, but it also aids government surveillance.

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Media briefs: new Seven CEO … Holmes retires … radio ratings …

Seven West has appointed its third CEO in a year as the network’s ratings sink.

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GLENN DYER | MEDIA | UNLOCK?

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: is The Voice fading?

House Rules is picking up a little in the ratings for its first reveal episode, but it’s still not where it should be. And The Voice is losing viewers fast.

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GLENN DYER | MEDIA |

Another CEO for Seven in shaky TV times

Seven West Media has another CEO — the second in less than a year. TV man Tim Worner will take over from Don Voelte in July, the company announced to the ASX today.

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MATTHEW KNOTT | MEDIA | 41

‘Chocolate-box TV’: Carlton blasts Hadley Oz Story ‘travesty’

Fairfax columnist Mike Carlton is a staunch defender of the ABC, but not last night’s Australian Story program on 2GB’s Ray Hadley. He plans to lodge a formal complaint.

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ANDREW CROOK | MEDIA | 3 UNLOCK?

News Limited exec offers up to $100k in secret legal payment

The war over real estate advertising in Geelong is hotting up, with a News Limited executive offering to help pay the legal fees of an estate agent to defend himself against claims made by a publication part-owned by Fairfax.

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MATTHEW KNOTT | MEDIA | 2 UNLOCK?

‘It’s all a hallucination’: the death of the election tally room

Channel Seven and Channel Nine have said they won’t be calling this year’s election from the famous tally room — will the ABC follow suit?

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GLENN DYER | MEDIA | UNLOCK?

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: Euro-pop rules the airwaves

The big winner over the weekend was SBS with its coverage of Eurovision.

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GLENN DYER | MEDIA | UNLOCK?

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: House Rules needs more than a paint job

Seven had hopes its new House Rules would upset The Block on Nine, but viewers just aren’t drawn to it.

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Freelancers fuming after Fairfax contributor pay delays

Freelancers have been among the victims of Fairfax’s consolidation drive, with regular contributors describing the payment system as a “shemozzle”.

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Lost in translation: Chinese papers nicking English-language work

Chinese-language newspapers are blatantly stealing copy from Australian publications. They say they want to expose good work to non-English speakers, but freelancer Sian Powell isn’t buying it.

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BERNARD KEANE | MEDIA | 8

Bumbling ASIC heralds new internet censorship era

ASIC has been revealed as the agency behind the blocking of a Melbourne education website, using a hitherto-unused internet censorship power.

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GLENN DYER | MEDIA |

Doom and gloom for Bloom: pressure mounts over snooping

JPMorgan continue to press Bloomberg on allegations of invasion of privacy. For many in the markets, the snooping scandal is a big worry — and the company has a work to do to restore its reputation.

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MATTHEW KNOTT | MEDIA | 3 UNLOCK?

Broadcasting and arts: boost for ABC, SBS and Conversation

Crikey examines how media and culture organisations fared in this year’s budget. The ABC and SBS are smiling — and the ghost of Simon Crean lives on.

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GLENN DYER | MEDIA | UNLOCK?

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: budget interest wa(y)nes

The budget was all over, red rover in three hours, and Seven’s newest reality show might not hold up.

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GUY RUNDLE | MEDIA | 6 UNLOCK?

Look out, the Scandinavian children are about

There’s nothing like parental leave. Go to a movie, play squash, wash the car — all these activities lie on the same plane. Put “be with your child” in it, you’ll see the difference.

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iSentia index: Swan flies into first as PM loses media ground

No surprises to see Wayne Swan win the most media mentions in budget week. But Tony Abbott shaded the Prime Minister in the fight for attention.

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ANDREW CROOK | MEDIA | 1 UNLOCK?

Community broadcasting: no cash for digital radio stations

The digital community radio sector needed $1.4 million in funding from the federal budget, but all it got was radio silence.

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