Editors of some of Australia’s biggest newspapers are divided over whether they would accept philanthropic donations, after the LA Times accepted a “no strings” US$1 million grant. Scott Barnes reports.
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‘Churnalism sweatshop’: ABC News journos fear review
The ABC is considering a radical shake-up of its news and current affairs departments, along the lines of a largely untested British model which has been described as a “churnalism sweatshop”.
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Crikey Says: The other investigation to humble News Corp
There is a massive time-bomb ticking under News Corporation and Rupert Murdoch — and it has nothing to do with phone hacking by the News of the World.
The charges laid against Rebekah Brooks
Evolution of Olympics coverage and ‘the first social games’
Proof the Daily Mail hates women
How Moneyball can help us navigate the shifting sands of journalism-
Competition regulator ticks off Catalano-Fairfax tie-up
The ACCC has approved Fairfax Media’s 50% merger with Antony Catalano’s Metro Media Publishing business, publisher of Melbourne real estate advertising glossy The Weekly Review.
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Pirate Bay pre-empts UK blockade
In its ongoing quest to circumvent censorship, the notorious Pirate Bay has pre-empted impending UK blockades by launching a new website, reports TorrentFreak.
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Spotify and streaming music: a black hole for artists
Spotify’s Australian launch makes the Australian music streaming market even more crowded. But what does it mean for recording artists? Industry analyst — and band member — Andrew Harris reports for Technology Spectator.
Tweeps free to tweet again in Pakistan
Google up the ante with ‘database of everything in the world’
Is Facebook about to jump the shark?-
Eat, pray, loveless: man takes out front page personal ad seeking Bali date
Interested in moving somewhere exotic? Keen to make friends and perhaps meet someone special? Lovebirds take note of the work of American teacher Dan Feltenberger, who took out a personal ad on the front page of The Bali Times.
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Two months, $10b: Gina Rinehart’s big leap
We got our prediction for the top end of the BRW Rich List wrong. It wasn’t Gina Rinehart on top with daylight second — it was daylight, twilight, moonlight and everything in between.
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Police bribes probe the ticking time-bomb under News Corp
With the word’s gaze fixed firmly on Rebekah Brooks, Operation Elveden — the broader criminal investigation into News International’s payments to police and military officials — is a ticking time-bomb.
Gotcha! Brooks charged, could face time
Obama ‘the first gay president’ (according to Newsweek)-
ACMA squibs while Austereo squirms
Only in the enfeebled, law-bound fantasy land of Australian media regulation could the governing statutory authority and an offending radio network get themselves into such a silly squabble over what are acceptable standards of decency, writes David Salter.
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Amazon charges big bucks for Kindle Fire ads
For e-reader devotees, Amazon’s Kindle Fire is a must have. For companies, advertising on it is desirable — but, at at least US$600,000 a pop for a welcome screen ad, not always affordable.
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Media briefs: The Times on Leveson … Bob Brown gets his facts right … Fairfax videos decline
In today’s Media Briefs: Gordon Brown responds to Rupert Murdoch … News Corp considering using editors as lobbyists … The Hoff could quite … did Hollywood pay bribes to China? … and more ….
How to fake a celebrity endorsement
What’s in a name? Lots of money…-
‘Get that f-cking fat old c-nt off Channel 9′: traffic guy claims ageism
Australia’s leading helicopter traffic report network has been accused of ageism in a swingeing statement of claim lodged in the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal.
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They’re The Voice, but understand it’s not just Nine cashing in
Nine finally has a runaway ratings freight train to rival all comers, with spinny-chair mega-hit The Voice dominating TV screens across the country. And Nine isn’t the only one cashing in.
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How Obama became The West Wing’s Santos
When Barack Obama entered the political spotlight, parallels were drawn between him and The West Wing character Santos. Lee Zachariah explains how, four years on, the transformation is now complete.
Shep Smith: we now have a 21st century US president
