Things must be amiss in our nation’s capital, with word that The Canberra Times is being offered in a special deal for a worrying 80% discount off the normal cover price. Plus, what’s happening in Labor’s Federal NSW seats?
Canberra Times
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: a new record for newspaper discounting?
Jon Stanhope vs. The Canberra Times
A leaked email has revealed that tough-talking Labor ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope ordered his bureaucrats to prepare an “attack” on the media’s reporting of a land bank scheme he is championing.
‘Dumb!’ ‘Insulting!’ ‘Hughesian!’ Art criticism goes the biff
It’s always amusing when critics get a taste of their own medicine.
Media briefs: Spam bust … Community radio listenership explodes
Community radio listeners on the up … Canberra Times not for sale … Journalists Should Follow President Bush’s Example … Victim blaming or same old scare tactics? … Citizen Media Leaders: The Journalist With a Business Edge … World’s largest spam bust linked to Australia
Beecher: No debate on journalism at Fairfax
There’s an intense debate about the future of journalism vibrating across the Australian media — except in the media owned by the company which ignited the debate in the first place, writes Eric Beecher.
Media briefs: Fairfax phony war, sign of the devil
Footy Show still showing signs of life … Pratt and the AJN …sign of the devil.
“I want to tell!’ ‘No I want to tell!’: Duelling memos at Fairfax
In Fairfax, there has been frank exchange of editors and memos, writes Andrew Dodd.
The Age moving around its chess pieces
The editor of the Canberra Times, Mark Baker, is coming back to Melbourne to a senior editorial role on the Sunday Age, writes Margaret Simons.
Portrayal of women in media is still pants!
Hillary Clinton has been reduced to wrinkles in a pants suit. Maxine McKew’s skirt is centre stage. What’s the show called? “Misogyny in Da House”, writes Julie Posetti
Time could be ripe for a new party in the ACT
The permanently dysfunctional ACT Liberals (yes, they really exist) this week lost an aspiring leader, dumped an incumbent leader and chose a new leader, writes Norman Abjorensen.
McKeeeeeew…
Really? Maxine McKew in her Sharon Stone moment?
Media controllers now busier controlling their media
The most significant changes in the wake of the Howard Government’s controversial cross media laws can be seen in the television and newspaper markets judging by data provided to Crikey by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, writes Andrew Dodd.
Memo for the Prime Minister
You should take the time to write on one page just what it is you want to achieve. You should do that now. Think about it as the final editorials what you’d like them to say as you leave the job. Here’s our first cut at it
Election 07: The newpapers’ choice this time round
On the eve of Election 07, the major papers have taken the opportunity to endorse their favoured party. And there’s a marked difference from 2004, especially in the News Limited papers.
Mackerras: I tipped this
Kevin Rudd was elected as Leader of the Labor Party on Monday, 4 December 2006. For me that was a signal. I should stop prevaricating about the result of the general election due a year from then, an election likely to be held on the last Saturday of November or the first Saturday of December in 2007.
Shock, horror: Politicians interested in political opportunities
The ALP would not be all the concerned by the front page lead in the Daily Telegraph earlier this week claiming that Labor Party members are jockeying for the positions that may be available if their party actually wins the forthcoming election. Really? Richard Farmer ponders the obvious.
Big government conservatism sparks Canberra building boom
Increasing public service numbers are changing the real estate map of Canberra, writes Christian Kerr.
Ken Henry’s roo boost leaves lizards legless
Federal Treasury Secretary Ken Henry has come to the aid of marauding mobs of grey kangaroos accused of killing endangered earless dragons on the grasslands around Canberra.
Jaspan a victim of Fairfax’s ‘New McCarthyism’?
There are constant rumbles in the jungle about Age editor Andrew Jaspan and with the arrival of Fairfax’s new head of newspapers, Brian McCarthy, there is well informed speculation that Jaspan may move on soon.
