Alan Kohler is the biggest name in Australian financial journalism. But who does he read and regard as the best in Australian journalism?
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Kohler quits CEO gig to focus on journalism
Business Spectator and Eureka Report figurehead Alan Kohler has stepped aside as CEO of the two websites to focus on journalism and strategy, as the company hires new blood to expand and entrench its band of popular publications.
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: Ordinary folk ignored by foreign affairs
Australians think that the government paid too little attention to the opinions of ordinary people when making foreign policy, according to the last annual Lowy Institute survey.
We’re not selling to Fairfax: Kohler
Business Spectator and Eureka Report chief Alan Kohler has scotched rumours that his business is about to be sold to Fairfax Media.
Meanjin 
Little mag David vs. uni Goliath
Former editor of literary journal Meanjin, Jim Davidson, made damning remarks about ownership of the magazine, its takeover by Melbourne University Press and interference by management, in a speech about the history of Meanjin — with all the management listening from the front row, reports W H Chong.
Meanjin editor breaks silence on departure, MUP
Departing Meanjin editor Sophie Cunningham has told Crikey she only met Melbourne University Press (MUP) chairman Alan Kohler once during her three year reign and that she was locked out of formal discussions about the publication’s future.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: Kohler’s Marxing to a different drum
Alan Kohler has a subtle and dry wit not appreciated by everyone. So, in replying to his suggestion that the exchange rate of the Aussie and US dollar repudiates socialism, I will continue his joke and pretend he’s serious.
Kohler: iPads are giant iPhones that don’t ring
Two months ago Alan Kohler decided to replace his laptop with an iPad, but after countless frustrations has proclaimed the experiment a failure. Finger prints, disappointing apps and bad word processors are among his biggest gripes.
John Durie’s extraordinary Alinta takeover gaffe
It’s a bit rich to attack CEOs for massaging the numbers and then get them so wrong yourself, as John Durie did today about the Alinta takeover in his analysis of the excessive payout to departing Lihir Gold CEO Arthur Hood in The Oz.
Oops Crikey Says: Even his own team get Bolted
Alan Kohler may have been the main target of Andrew Bolt’s latest attack, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t also accidentally take a jab at his boss.
Kennett, Bracks, Jeffed — it’s 10th anniversary season
This is a big call, no doubt, but Jeff Kennett led one of the most reformist and revolutionary governments in any stable western democracy over the past 50 years.
The future of “quality” journalism: lots of questions, few answers
A bunch of media people gathered at the ABC’s in Sydney last week to discuss the future of journalism, and not one of them whinged about bloggers.
Kohler: What is a depression, and are we headed into one?
Recession, depression. Two words being used to describe where the global economy is or where it is headed. But what do they mean? By Business Spectator’s Alan Kohler.
Shorting ban causes bedlam as Macquarie recovers again
The remarkable decision by ASIC yesterday to ban all short-selling for 30 days caused a delay in the opening of trade this morning as investors scrambled to work out what it all meant, writes Stephen Mayne.
Kohler: Garnaut — the beadle and the dietary
Ross Garnaut’s draft review on climate change achieved more than just caring the crap out of everyone, writes Business Spectator’s Alan Kohler.
How Phil Mathews milked oil for $1b in May
Has anyone ever made a bigger killing from one bet since George Soros made US$1.1 billion shorting the British pound, asks Business Spectator’s Alan Kohler?
Bizarre twists in ABC saga as ASX flexes its muscles
There hasn’t been a corporate wobble quite like this one – the press attention has been enormous, writes Stephen Mayne.
Bearish Kohler meets McCrann’s bull
Alan Kohler and Terry McCrann, are heading in starkly different directions in their punditry, writes Stephen Mayne.
Allco’s Sir Rod well-placed to advise on governance
Markets hate uncertainty, so it was no surprise that investors are fearing the worst after Allco Finance Group indefinitely delayed the release of its half year result and ANZ identified three specific problem exposures which generated additional provisions of $363 million, writes Stephen Mayne.
BHP goes hostile on Rio with crafty all-scrip bid
The BHP-Billiton board has ignored Chinese concern and passionate pleas for restraint and gone ahead with its hostile takeover bid for Rio Tinto, writes Stephen Mayne.
Where was Ken Henry’s straight talking on inflation?
Former NSW auditor general Tony Harris had a fascinating column in The AFR this morning which suggest the Federal Treasury was other bullied or cajoled into hiding its real views on inflation before the election, writes Stephen Mayne.
Trial by media for Tricom as ANZ emerges as major villain
Tricom managing director Lance Rosenberg has every reason to be upset with the regulators and media today, but his firm’s fall from grace provides an abject lesson in reputational risk management and public relations, writes Stephen Mayne.
RBA super problems show why Rudd is right — to the tune of $18b
Alan Kohler had a fabulous column on Business Spectator this morning about the Reserve Bank super fund cranking up its risky investments in 2006-07 and probably plunging into unfunded territory with the broader market, writes Stephen Mayne.
