Political participation experts fear the Sydney Daily Telegraph’s much-hyped takeover of state parliament will be a media stunt rather than the “revolutionary new force in Australian democracy” promised by the paper.
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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.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… Miranda Devine, sticking up for the blokes
They promised she’d be “feisty”. Daily Telegraph editor Garry Linnell said she “attracts debate, and makes you feel something”. The “hardest-hitting columnist” in NSW, Miranda Devine is back on the national stage with a bang.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… power out for Melbourne’s media
The people of New South Wales have a lot to be angry about — a toxic Labor government, a string of knifed premiers, a culture of ministerial incompetence. But why would the Daily Tele would try now to plunge an additional stake into the heart of an already terminal government over electricity prices?
Banks rewrite GFC history, ignores RBA lifeline
One of the urban myths is that our “strong” banks survived the GFC because of strong regulation.
What if Oprah was Herald Sun Sports Editor?
Today, Olympic champion Usain Bolt is the guest Sports Editor of the Daily Telegraph. Here is Leigh Josey’s brilliant mind tackling the idea of the Herald Sun sports section with Oprah Winfrey as guest editor.
‘Chief rat’ Waldron could sue over News Storm attacks
Former Melbourne Storm CEO Brian Waldron is closely examining his legal options in the wake of an extraordinary attack launched by News Limited chief John Hartigan through his tabloids over the Storm’s salary cap rorts last week.
Media briefs: What’s Gyngell doing at Crown? … Tele down, but rates up … the scoop on Julia’s hair …
What does Nine boss David Gyngell know about gambling? Plus the Daily Tele has upped advertising rates despite falling circulation, Gillard is “said to have” dyed her hair and other media news.
Political snippets: The time has come to stop listening
From now until the election is over politicians will not be telling us the truth. Plus, Mac-breakfast to the rescue, BP does its “don’t worry, be happy” impersonation and other political snippets.
Crikey Says: Beware the supermarket shopping asylum seekers
Brisbane’s Sunday Mail dispatched its snapper to a shopping centre to pap its front-page target. No, not a celebrity, just a mother and her two daughters. Or, “suspected immigration detainees” as the paper captioned them.
Matt Brown denies dancing in his jocks
In this morning’s Daily Tele, sacked NSW minister Matt Brown flatly denied previous claims by Nathan Rees that he danced in his underwear at a party at NSW Parliament in 2008. So who’s lying?
32 stories the Tele believes are more important than Haiti’s earthquake
mUmBRELLA lists the 32 — 32! — stories the Daily Telegraph ran ahead of news of the massive earthquake in Haiti that has killed thousands, including: the price of avocados, airport parking, and a nice garden.
Daily Tele takes NSW back to William IV
The tabloid frenzy in New South Wales over constitutional changes is dangerous and ill-informed. While we may well need a mechanism to call an early election against the government’s wishes, it shouldn’t be driven by the likes of the Daily Tele.
Crikey Says: The NSW papers prepare their terrorist manifestos
Today, as they grasp for relevance in their dotage, the SMH and the Tele are running campaigns to demolish constitutional democracy in NSW that are absurd and positively embarrassing.
Marieke Hardy tells: my sick Twitter scandal shame!
Marieke Hardy explains how a spot of 6am in-studio silliness on Triple J’s breakfast show turned into a full-blown media “scandal” thanks to social media and a slow news day.
News Ltd moves into online gaming
News Ltd has launched a “pay-to-play” trivia game on its Daily Telegraph website in the company’s latest endeavour to monetise more of its online real estate.
Anniversary journalism (literally): 70 years of The Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph celebrated its 70th birthday over the weekend with this walk down memory lane, featuring heart-warming anecdotes like Sir Frank Packer’s constant refrain: “You’re all useless leeches. You’re a pack of bloodsuckers. Get out. You’re all sacked.” Good times.
Provoking public figures for publicity
The Tele’s Katherine Keating story is part of an old media game, says Margaret Simons: provoke a public figure, then make their reaction the news
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?
The story the Daily Tele didn’t want you to read
Two years ago, The Daily Telegraph published four stories about former Liberal candidate for the seat of Cook, Michael Towke, which he says defamed him and destroyed his political career. The Tele tried to buy his silence. They failed.
What is Chris Masters doing at the Tele?
The doyen of Australian investigative journalists, Chris Masters, has a new gig at the Daily Tele. How did they get him and what is going to happen next?
John Howard transforming NRL: there goes the black fan base
Rugby league has been a dying game for many, many years — is John Howard really the man to revamp it? It makes even less sense when you consider a large percentage of the hard-core league fan-base is black.
