In today’s Media Briefs: Fairfax’s Downton Abbey downer … Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks given $2.6m as part of payout … Controversial NZ presenter to join Ten’s Breakfast …
Cairns Post
She didn’t even wave: papers lovelorn over Oprah’s flying visit
You may have heard Oprah’s in town. But newspaper editors felt jilted — the talk show queen wasn’t coming to town, despite all the lovelorn pleading.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… the Cairns Post, not playing hard to get
Oprah’s coming to Oz, haven’t you heard? Excitement is building across the nation, nowhere more than the Cairns Post newsroom which has run a five-day media campaign trying to entice the chat show queen to the north of the Sunshine State.
Political snippets: The readers still say Labor
Our readers have Labor and the Coalition run neck and neck on primary votes when it comes to predicting the result of next week’s Newspoll, plus a Cairns Post cover and other political snippets.
Vox Pop of the Day: The Cairns Post Experience
The Prime Minister doesn’t know who Jimi Hendrix is? Really? Jimi? Today’s Cairns Post takes it to the street.
Cairns Post vox pop answers prove sound grabs work
Cairns Post vox popees grapple with the ETS changes.
Political snippets: Sceptically looking for the green shoots
Richard Farmer sees no “glimmers of hope” for the economy and reflects on hard-drinking politicians.
Media briefs: High class ladies: how they roll in Cairns
Cairns Post readers on how they’ll spend their $900, SMH’s Photoshop fail, and China defies the media trends.
Queensland’s ‘antiquated and repressive’ abortion laws
The incoming Queensland government should follow the lead of Victoria and send the abortion laws to the Law Reform Commission for review, writes Dr Caroline de Costa.
Aurukun: A broader, insider, view
There’s more the Aurukan case than one questionable judgement, says David Martin, anthropologist and former Aurukun resident.
