http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/05/commercial-tv-groaning-under-weight-of-email-complaints-system/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/05/commercial-tv-groaning-under-weight-of-email-complaints-system/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:51:23 +0000 Glenn Dyer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=263295 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/05/commercial-tv-groaning-under-weight-of-email-complaints-system/feed/ 4 http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2011/ray-martins-media-puzzle-part-two/ http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2011/ray-martins-media-puzzle-part-two/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:26:13 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262279 Ray Martin says he never pretended to live up to his squeaky clean image in this interesting interview about his media attitudes (and he gives Crikey a shout out!).]]> http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2011/ray-martins-media-puzzle-part-two/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/20/bye-george-it-wasnt-that-bad-just-not-enough-viewers/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/20/bye-george-it-wasnt-that-bad-just-not-enough-viewers/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:49:06 +0000 Glenn Dyer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=253903 6:30 with George Negus died a slow death by viewer indifference. Negus, however, said that at least Ten had a go and the product he fronted most nights wasn't that bad.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/20/bye-george-it-wasnt-that-bad-just-not-enough-viewers/feed/ 25 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/11/acas-afghan-war-rug-story-pulls-the-wool-over-viewers-eyes/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/11/acas-afghan-war-rug-story-pulls-the-wool-over-viewers-eyes/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:06:20 +0000 Andrew Crook http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=234599 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/11/acas-afghan-war-rug-story-pulls-the-wool-over-viewers-eyes/feed/ 9 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/03/media-briefs-osama-and-the-media-easdown-quits-hun-mercury-keeps-its-subs/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/03/media-briefs-osama-and-the-media-easdown-quits-hun-mercury-keeps-its-subs/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 03:30:45 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=220603 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/03/media-briefs-osama-and-the-media-easdown-quits-hun-mercury-keeps-its-subs/feed/ 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/28/digital-media-convergence-where-legal-and-ethical-lines-blur-too/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/28/digital-media-convergence-where-legal-and-ethical-lines-blur-too/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:13:03 +0000 Margaret Simons http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=213705 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/28/digital-media-convergence-where-legal-and-ethical-lines-blur-too/feed/ 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/24/bullying-protecting-kids-is-all-cheques-and-no-balances/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/24/bullying-protecting-kids-is-all-cheques-and-no-balances/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:11:06 +0000 Margaret Simons http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=212804 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/24/bullying-protecting-kids-is-all-cheques-and-no-balances/feed/ 2 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/23/simons-tv-ratings-war-just-who-is-bullying-whom/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/23/simons-tv-ratings-war-just-who-is-bullying-whom/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:16:58 +0000 Margaret Simons http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=212480 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/23/simons-tv-ratings-war-just-who-is-bullying-whom/feed/ 7 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2011/03/23/you-blur-their-faces-but-give-their-names/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2011/03/23/you-blur-their-faces-but-give-their-names/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:22:29 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=212446 Jeremy Sear.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2011/03/23/you-blur-their-faces-but-give-their-names/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/18/and-the-wankley-goes-to-current-affairs-housos-war/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/18/and-the-wankley-goes-to-current-affairs-housos-war/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:04:36 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=204576 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/18/and-the-wankley-goes-to-current-affairs-housos-war/feed/ 4 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/06/how-hoges-used-pr-to-beat-the-taxman/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/06/how-hoges-used-pr-to-beat-the-taxman/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:20:49 +0000 Tom Cowie http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=169702 Crocodile Dundee series, but Paul Hogan certainly proved one thing over the last couple of weeks -- he still knows how to win over a crowd.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/06/how-hoges-used-pr-to-beat-the-taxman/feed/ 16 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/05/want-to-invest-beware-the-today-tonight-effect-indicator/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/05/want-to-invest-beware-the-today-tonight-effect-indicator/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:23:57 +0000 Adam Schwab http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=161840 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/05/want-to-invest-beware-the-today-tonight-effect-indicator/feed/ 2 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/13/tips-and-rumours-270/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/13/tips-and-rumours-270/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:01:33 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=152505 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/13/tips-and-rumours-270/feed/ 0 http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/06/current-affairs-taste-test-aca-vs-tt-vs-7pm.html http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/06/current-affairs-taste-test-aca-vs-tt-vs-7pm.html#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:52:37 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=147657 A Current Affair and Today Tonight may brand themselves as the two big national current affairs programs, but when it comes to discussing real news, The 7pm Project wins hands down.]]> http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/06/current-affairs-taste-test-aca-vs-tt-vs-7pm.html/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/06/18/and-the-wankley-goes-to-ben-fordham-no-laurie-oakes/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/06/18/and-the-wankley-goes-to-ben-fordham-no-laurie-oakes/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:27:44 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=146793 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/06/18/and-the-wankley-goes-to-ben-fordham-no-laurie-oakes/feed/ 6 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/06/11/and-the-wankley-goes-to-gerry-harvey-the-master-salesman/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/06/11/and-the-wankley-goes-to-gerry-harvey-the-master-salesman/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:04:09 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=145428 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/06/11/and-the-wankley-goes-to-gerry-harvey-the-master-salesman/feed/ 10 http://www.upstart.net.au/the-end-of-scandal-5/ http://www.upstart.net.au/the-end-of-scandal-5/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:51:58 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134814 A Current Affair et al are driven by PR, but one PR professional has bluntly described just how easily she got her company on air. So why aren't we shocked by this anymore? asks Christopher Scanlon.]]> http://www.upstart.net.au/the-end-of-scandal-5/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/22/media-briefs-aca-jumps-the-gun-on-masterchef-2ue-program-boss-aims-for-sky-the-really-hard-hitting-qa/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/22/media-briefs-aca-jumps-the-gun-on-masterchef-2ue-program-boss-aims-for-sky-the-really-hard-hitting-qa/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:24:43 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=132598 A Current Affair launched an embarrassingly premature attack on a MasterChef contestant that was booted hours later. A South African journo shows how a Q&A should be done, fashion advice for The Oz and other media news.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/22/media-briefs-aca-jumps-the-gun-on-masterchef-2ue-program-boss-aims-for-sky-the-really-hard-hitting-qa/feed/ 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/16/the-twisted-virus-that-is-dog-man/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/16/the-twisted-virus-that-is-dog-man/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:54:41 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=130980 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/16/the-twisted-virus-that-is-dog-man/feed/ 2 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/09/posing-as-a-hitman-ben-fordham-puts-hidden-recording-to-the-test/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/09/posing-as-a-hitman-ben-fordham-puts-hidden-recording-to-the-test/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:11:15 +0000 Tom Cowie http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129394 Tom Cowie.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/09/posing-as-a-hitman-ben-fordham-puts-hidden-recording-to-the-test/feed/ 4 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/26/and-the-wankley-goes-to%e2%80%a6-hey-ratings-with-tv-s-x-scandal/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/26/and-the-wankley-goes-to%e2%80%a6-hey-ratings-with-tv-s-x-scandal/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:44:11 +0000 Crikey Intern http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=126445 A Current Affair hit the jackpot this week in airing actress Sarah Monahan’s allegations that she was subjected to sexual abuse on the set of Hey Dad!. For its ratings-driven exploitation, the show is a clear Wankley winner.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/26/and-the-wankley-goes-to%e2%80%a6-hey-ratings-with-tv-s-x-scandal/feed/ 35 http://televisedrevolution.com/wordpress/?p=1965 http://televisedrevolution.com/wordpress/?p=1965#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:48:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=126059 A Current Affair has been running hard all week on allegations of child sex abuse in Hey Dad...!. But did they have to play the 'ambush the alleged' card? It turned a serious issue into a tabloid beat up, says Dan Barrett.]]> http://televisedrevolution.com/wordpress/?p=1965/feed/ 0 http://blogs.news.com.au/jackmarxlive/index.php/news/comments/grimshaw/ http://blogs.news.com.au/jackmarxlive/index.php/news/comments/grimshaw/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:41:36 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=122446 A Current Affair's Tracey Grimshaw has been shortlisted for the prestigious Australian Journalist of the Year gong. Jack Marx rips her "tabloid" interviewing to shreds and says if she wins, the entire journalistic profession will look the fool.]]> http://blogs.news.com.au/jackmarxlive/index.php/news/comments/grimshaw/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/04/aca-and-nsw-police-digging-a-hole-over-fake-hoon-story/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/04/aca-and-nsw-police-digging-a-hole-over-fake-hoon-story/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:41:32 +0000 Andrew Crook http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114279 A Current Affair has been forced into an embarrassing backdown over a "hoon driver" story, after Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=113896 A Current Affair's road safety crusade could be about to enter slippery legal territory after it used recycled footage from a two-year-old Top Gear audition tape in a faked attempt to "trap" a hoon driver.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/i-auditioned-for-the-stig-all-i-got-was-aca-lies/feed/ 22