You could have the box seat for the next terrorist attack — whether you like it or not. The Boston bombings and resulting social media storm were a window to the revolution online.

In an age of fragmentation and financial difficulties, court costs for media lawsuits are becoming prohibitive. What impact will this have on what journos dare to write?

Tom Waterhouse is everywhere, but will his business go the distance? The ubiquitous online bookmaker has a high-risk business strategy mirroring the dot-com legacy.

Celebrity chef website Eatlove has secured partnerships with some of the top foodies in Australia, yet publishers and a Murdoch, writes StartUp Smart reporter Michelle Hammond.

The fashion industry is demanding ever-thinner models. But Crikey publishing director and former women’s magazine editor Marina Go says jutting bones and hollowed cheeks are bad for business.

Yes, Malcolm Turnbull knows Labor’s NBN policy of fibre to the premises is technically superior than the Coalition’s plan. But he argues this is not the only factor.

The British county of Kent appointed a new youth commissioner — who turns out was acting like a bit of a youth on Twitter. The scandal is a top tabloid fodder across the nation.

MPs in a hearing on medical marijuana have been caught out on Facebook. They say they were paying attention, but is it all a smokescreen? Freelance journalist Serkan Ozturk finds out.

The latest cache of cables from WikiLeaks is a window on a turbulent time in Australian domestic and foreign policy. Writer and historian Luke Miller reports on the missives from the US and Australia.

The American newspaper industry is in crisis. But the peak industry body has a novel way of putting a positive spin on the dire numbers — it stopped reporting them.

Fairfax journalist Paddy Manning fears the incursion of The Australian Financial Review in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He writes scathingly of his employer for Crikey.

Some time this week we will see “the 12-page costing” for the Coalition’s broadband policy. Stilgherrian lists 13 questions to ask as you flip through the pages.

The US government continues to go after computer activists who seek to reveal the truth about the shadowy cybersecurity industry. The latest target is web-hosting company Cloudflare.

Fairfax has shed jobs again. Today, it’s senior management shown the door (or given new titles). Will it pave the way for another round of broader cuts — or lead to more copy-sharing across the mastheads?

How can Andrew Bolt point to a graph as showing a “pause” in global warming, when it unequivocally shows the opposite? He’s a propagandist of the highest order.

Even the raciest tabloids in the UK are refusing to identify the household name arrested on suspicion of sexual offences. Australian media has done the same thing. So what’s going on?

Google reveals all about our politicians — or at least the impression we have of them. Freelance writer Ben Westcott investigates the curse of auto-complete searching.

Mamamia’s reports of a 15-year-old rape victim in the Maldives has an image of a scowling teenage girl. But Crikey discovers she’s not all she seems …

The transcript and audio of academic Marcia Langton’s recent Boyer Lectures has been altered to remove her querying whether environmentalist Tim Flannery is “provocative and racist”.

Fortescue Metals Group paid for travel and accommodation for multiple journalists at the Bo’ao forum, but you wouldn’t hear it from News or Fairfax.

“Class warfare” is a confected term sprayed about across the nation’s newspapers of late to shut down policy debate. But funny how it only applies to the rich …

Should journalists accept leaks in exchange for not seeking critical comment? Crikey examines the pros and cons of the media “drops” that you’re not told about.

Billionaire mining heiress Gina Rinehart looks set to be cross-examined by her kids’ lawyers later this year. But they’re not the only parties peeved with the iron ore magnate.

Editors at The Australian Financial Review have hit back at claims there is creeping advertorial in the business paper, after dismissing journalist Paddy Manning for public criticism.

Former WA bureau chief of The Australian Tony Barrass reflects on his time in jail for protecting his sources, as five of his colleagues are facing the same fate.

The American newspaper industry is in crisis. But the peak industry body has a novel way of putting a positive spin on the dire numbers — it stopped reporting them.

Fairfax journalist Paddy Manning fears the incursion of The Australian Financial Review in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He writes scathingly of his employer for Crikey.

Fairfax has shed jobs again. Today, it’s senior management shown the door (or given new titles). Will it pave the way for another round of broader cuts — or lead to more copy-sharing across the mastheads?

How can Andrew Bolt point to a graph as showing a “pause” in global warming, when it unequivocally shows the opposite? He’s a propagandist of the highest order.

Rupert Murdoch has attacked Labor for being racist and portrayed himself as an immigration advocate. Does that ring true, given the stories his newspapers run? Crikey intern Ben Westcott trawls through the archives.

Even the raciest tabloids in the UK are refusing to identify the household name arrested on suspicion of sexual offences. Australian media has done the same thing. So what’s going on?

Mamamia’s reports of a 15-year-old rape victim in the Maldives has an image of a scowling teenage girl. But Crikey discovers she’s not all she seems …

Young tech entrepreneur Nick D’Aloisio has just become a multi-millionaire after selling his Summly news app to Yahoo!. It reveals something of the future of news — and the tech giant.

The federal government has put forward long-awaited legal protections for whistleblowers, but experts have told Crikey there are too many holes in the legislation.

The deck is stacked against athletes, who damage their bodies and minds irrevocably for the chance to play at the top level for a few years, writes Dr James Connor.

More details of Nathan Tinkler’s troubled financial situation are set to be made public, after the lifting of a super-injunction against Fairfax.

The media love to talk about themselves and were breathless on Labor’s proposed media reforms. But audiences gave a big shrug, more interested in a new Pope.

Andrew Bolt certainly likes to talk about freedom of speech, but when it comes down to it, he only wants that freedom for those who agree with him.

You could have the box seat for the next terrorist attack — whether you like it or not. The Boston bombings and resulting social media storm were a window to the revolution online.

In an age of fragmentation and financial difficulties, court costs for media lawsuits are becoming prohibitive. What impact will this have on what journos dare to write?

Tom Waterhouse is everywhere, but will his business go the distance? The ubiquitous online bookmaker has a high-risk business strategy mirroring the dot-com legacy.

Celebrity chef website Eatlove has secured partnerships with some of the top foodies in Australia, yet publishers and a Murdoch, writes StartUp Smart reporter Michelle Hammond.

The fashion industry is demanding ever-thinner models. But Crikey publishing director and former women’s magazine editor Marina Go says jutting bones and hollowed cheeks are bad for business.

Yes, Malcolm Turnbull knows Labor’s NBN policy of fibre to the premises is technically superior than the Coalition’s plan. But he argues this is not the only factor.

The British county of Kent appointed a new youth commissioner — who turns out was acting like a bit of a youth on Twitter. The scandal is a top tabloid fodder across the nation.

MPs in a hearing on medical marijuana have been caught out on Facebook. They say they were paying attention, but is it all a smokescreen? Freelance journalist Serkan Ozturk finds out.

The latest cache of cables from WikiLeaks is a window on a turbulent time in Australian domestic and foreign policy. Writer and historian Luke Miller reports on the missives from the US and Australia.

The American newspaper industry is in crisis. But the peak industry body has a novel way of putting a positive spin on the dire numbers — it stopped reporting them.

Fairfax journalist Paddy Manning fears the incursion of The Australian Financial Review in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He writes scathingly of his employer for Crikey.

Some time this week we will see “the 12-page costing” for the Coalition’s broadband policy. Stilgherrian lists 13 questions to ask as you flip through the pages.

The US government continues to go after computer activists who seek to reveal the truth about the shadowy cybersecurity industry. The latest target is web-hosting company Cloudflare.

Fairfax has shed jobs again. Today, it’s senior management shown the door (or given new titles). Will it pave the way for another round of broader cuts — or lead to more copy-sharing across the mastheads?

How can Andrew Bolt point to a graph as showing a “pause” in global warming, when it unequivocally shows the opposite? He’s a propagandist of the highest order.

Even the raciest tabloids in the UK are refusing to identify the household name arrested on suspicion of sexual offences. Australian media has done the same thing. So what’s going on?

Google reveals all about our politicians — or at least the impression we have of them. Freelance writer Ben Westcott investigates the curse of auto-complete searching.

Mamamia’s reports of a 15-year-old rape victim in the Maldives has an image of a scowling teenage girl. But Crikey discovers she’s not all she seems …

The transcript and audio of academic Marcia Langton’s recent Boyer Lectures has been altered to remove her querying whether environmentalist Tim Flannery is “provocative and racist”.

The American newspaper industry is in crisis. But the peak industry body has a novel way of putting a positive spin on the dire numbers — it stopped reporting them.

Fairfax journalist Paddy Manning fears the incursion of The Australian Financial Review in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He writes scathingly of his employer for Crikey.

From what has appeared in print and from talk among brokers, there’s a fear in the Murdoch camp that many investors, especially his big US supporters, don’t want to be found owning a print-skewing company.

Fairfax has shed jobs again. Today, it’s senior management shown the door (or given new titles). Will it pave the way for another round of broader cuts — or lead to more copy-sharing across the mastheads?

A former Labor MP from Adelaide has penned a novel about life in Parliament House in the 1980s. Keep an eye out for appearances by Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and John Howard …

How can Andrew Bolt point to a graph as showing a “pause” in global warming, when it unequivocally shows the opposite? He’s a propagandist of the highest order.

Even the raciest tabloids in the UK are refusing to identify the household name arrested on suspicion of sexual offences. Australian media has done the same thing. So what’s going on?

The transcript and audio of academic Marcia Langton’s recent Boyer Lectures has been altered to remove her querying whether environmentalist Tim Flannery is “provocative and racist”.

The deck is stacked against athletes, who damage their bodies and minds irrevocably for the chance to play at the top level for a few years, writes Dr James Connor.

More details of Nathan Tinkler’s troubled financial situation are set to be made public, after the lifting of a super-injunction against Fairfax.

Court proceedings to wind up the publisher of some of Australia’s most iconic gay and lesbian publications have begun, write Matthew Knott and Miles Heffernan.

The media love to talk about themselves and were breathless on Labor’s proposed media reforms. But audiences gave a big shrug, more interested in a new Pope.

Crikey crunches the numbers on how the newspapers have covered the federal government’s proposed media reforms — and finds the coverage heavily negative, with few alternative views presented.

News Limited’s campaign against Labor’s media reforms entrapped some unwilling supporters from TV newsrooms in The Sunday Telegraph yesterday.

Fairfax journalists are rallying to support Adele Ferguson in her stoush with Gina Rinehart. But where is Andrew Bolt, so-called defender of free speech?

The Age’s Russell Skelton offers a bizarre and self-contradictory defence of Marcia Langton after Crikey revealed she failed to disclose links to Rio Tinto in her Boyer lecture series.

The Australian Tax Office is seeking to wind up the publisher of some of Australia’s most iconic gay and lesbian publications.

Politicians of all parties were talking immigrants this week, but whereas the opposition was raising the spectre of dangerous asylum seekers, the Prime Minister wants 457 visa holders at the back of the jobs queue.\

Warren Buffett has changed his mind about the future of newspapers, having bought 63 papers in the last 15 months.

Traditional quit smoking campaigns have had little impact in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities – but an innovative online campaign using the power of social media and story-telling is showing promise.

Nine Entertainment Co’s debt position has been well documented, but what about the trading performance of the company under David Gyngell. A media insider says there are serious questions to be asked.

There’s no doubt Channel Nine’s head honchos will feel bruised by the bollocking their station’s Olympic Games coverage has copped from journalists and social media users over the past two weeks.

The Alcohol Advertising Review Board (AARB) has been very busy since its launch in March. A flood of complaints reveal vast community concerns about alcohol advertising in Australia, writes Rebecca Johnson.

Developments overseas have placed further doubt on the rigid paywall models adopted by News Corporation. Free sites are cashing in along with The New York Times and Financial Times.

One day they’re rolling out the red carpet, the next Warner Bros. was dealing with headlines asking if Batman had blood on his hands. How does Hollywood handle real-life tragedy?

You probably hadn’t heard of permeate a few months ago. And yet now it’s a food super villain. How did we get here, asks Georgie Moore?

For many people in Darwin and the Top End “budju” is a slang swear word in common use. But it’s not the kind of word you’d expect to find on a can of Coke, reports Bob Gosford.

Harold Mitchell’s decision to choose Aegis shares over a $100 million cash payout on the takeover of Mitchell Communications has doubled his rewards, according to a new takeover valuation for Aegis.

Foxtel once predicted pay-TV would be installed in three-quarters of homes. In fact, at 28% Australia has one of the lowest rates in the developed world. So what went wrong?

Casino mogul James Packer has forked out almost half-a-million dollars on newspaper advertising in less than a week as part of his audacious bid to have Jeff Kennett installed as a director of Echo Entertainment.

The ABC has announced a new team dedicated to checking up on pollies’ spin, and US website PolitiFact is also opening an Australian division.

All media eyes will be on the announcement of a new host for Media Watch, with Jonathan Holmes set to stand down soon. Who will the ABC pick?

Julia Gillard faced a crowd of undecided voters in Melbourne last night — and the public’s apparent hostility to her government was nowhere to be seen. Crikey intern Kylar Loussikian was there.

An announcement on live odds this morning from Free TV Australia looks significant. But it’s more spin than substance.

The fashion industry is demanding ever-thinner models. But Crikey publishing director and former women’s magazine editor Marina Go says jutting bones and hollowed cheeks are bad for business.