Rupert Murdoch’s London-based phone hacking, email hacking and bribe-paying newspapers will come under more scrutiny next Monday night in Britain when the BBC screens Murdoch’s Satellite TV Pirates. Plus other media news of the day.
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Media briefs: WikiLeaks breach … Scientology v New Yorker … Advertiser apologises …
In today’s Media Briefs: scientology strikes back at The New Yorker, The Financial Times heads out of iTunes, ABC boss defends outsourcing to independent sector and more …
Media briefs: Fairfax’s ‘fair’ offer … Addy crazy eyes … a Bully beat-up …
In today’s Media Briefs: the eyes have it for Adelaide Advertiser … Beat-up of the Week? … Vox Pop of the Day … Front Page of the Day … Print sales heading down but paid digital sales rising … and more …
Media briefs: SA pollie v The Addy … News on privacy
Paul Holloway, a Labor pollie in the South Australian parliament, had a bone to pick with local rag The Advertiser. Plus Murdoch’s new training course (sans phone hacking) and all sorts of tasty media treats.
Political snippets: Not exactly a galloping economy
Further evidence today that the Australian economy is not exactly booming.
Reinvigorated news service to ‘get under the fabric of Adelaide’
InDaily’s new online presence makes the current online offerings from News Limited, Fairfax look more than a bit old tech. It is worth checking out for the technology alone.
The Addy refuses to run Sex Party’s Abbott ad
The Adelaide Advertiser has refused to run an Australian Sex Party ad featuring a photoshopped version of opposition leader Tony Abbott clinging desperately to the leg of a woman in fishnet stockings, writes Crikey intern Matt de Neef.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: The jewel in Fairfax’s crown is due for a polish
Rumours of a major restructure at the SMH, the Advertiser predicts its own death, the True Type revealed at Rio Tinto and more hot tips.
Crikey Says: Michael Atkinson vs. The Advertiser
The war between Mike Rann’s government and Rupert Murdoch’s Advertiser continues, with some choice words being fired by SA Attorney-General Michael Atkinson today.
Wankley Awards: All the stink about the Minx
The Wankley this week goes to the Hun and the Advertiser for dishing out free publicity for controversial game My Minx, the game where innocent children turn into raunchy avatars, writes Crikey intern Flint Duxfield.
Literary Adelaide the scene of a journos’ dust-up
There is a dust-up in literary Adelaide, with leading editorial contributors to the Adelaide Review severing its connections with the publication amid disputes over payment.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Libs are getting personal
Trouble in paradise for Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng, Sunshine Coast Liberals descend into war, The Age signs up two big fish, and turmoil at the Advertiser.
Crikey Says: Poor Packer has had a gutful this morning
It was fat puns aplenty at News Limited this morning, with lots of unflattering photos running of rival media mogul James Packer. What point were they trying to make exactly?
leaked Memo: We’re not a happy team at The Advertiser
Some folk at the Adelaide Advertiser seem less than happy. Fresh from the Crikey fax machine (well it did come from Adelaide) this morning was an angry internal memo.
Wankley Awards: Woman’s Day, Today Tonight and The Advertiser
A triple-header for this week’s least coveted prize in Australian media.
Tips and rumours: Is Myer set to lose another major brand to DJs?
A tipster claims another big household name is set to ditch Myer, while another explains the comings and goings of “female interest” writers in major newspapers.
The Sunday Mail’s innovative marketing strategy: telling fibs
Crikey received a scintillating leaked email purportedly written by the Chief of Staff of Advertiser Newspapers. Scintillating, that is, if you find the inner machinations of the Adelaide Advertiser interesting. And providing you bought the veracity of the email in the first place. We didn’t, writes Sophie Black.
Alexander Downer and the not so great debate
It’s impossible to stop the Coalition’s attack spaniel, Alexander Downer, from chasing after cars. Yesterday he went yapping at the heels of the South Australian state transport minister, Pat Conlon.
The Advertiser crows for gravy and the PM delivers
“What About Us?” Cried the Adelaide Advertiser. And then the Gravy Train delivered, writes Richard Farmer.
With friends like Alexander…
Just shut it, Alexander! Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has told the Adelaide Advertiser that is considering a switch to state politics to run against Premier Mike Rann in the 2010 state election, with the focus on water supply.
