The Daily Tele reported last week that a young Sydney woman took her online Picasso to an “antiques roadshow” in Dee Why and it was verified as authentic. If only they’d got a second opinion…
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Wankley Awards: The Daily Tele swallows a fake Picasso
Crikey Says: Crikey: setting the news tabloid agenda since 1986
Today’s News Limited tabloids made a run on yesterday’s Crikey stories.
They tried to tell us we’re too young
Former Daily Tele editor David Penberthy offers some words of wisdom to the newly-appointed editor of The Monthly, 23-year-old Ben Naparstek.
“Beer mat Mum” follows media script to perfection
The latest tabloid beat-up suggests the Australian media will grab any chance it can to condemn the authorities of our Asian neighbours, especially if it involves beer.
Political snippets: Drawing political wisdom from the ages
Richard Farmer muses on Chinese poetry, budget deficits and the Daily Tele whistling a familiar tune.
Daily Tele (Oz version) squeezes the lemon on MP expenses
The British MP expense scandal keeps getting better and better for the media. So today, Australia’s Daily Tele makes a very lame effiort to try and beat up outrage here. Pathetic, says Trevor Cook.
Tele prints more dubious celebrity nudes
The Daily Telegraph has done another Pauline and published more dubious nude photographs of American starlet Rihanna on their website.
Image wrap: Swan’s Budget has character. Apparently
For the nation’s newspaper editors, one of the most pressing items on the list of Federal Budget coverage considerations is the front page image…
newspaper death watch Crikey Says: If The Boston Globe can die, what hope newspapers?
Which are the cockroach titles that will survive this nuclear media apocalypse, which will thrive after prestige titles surrender the field?
The week in geek: Hate sites attack hated brands. Shock.
Hate sites. Hates sites everywhere! Attacking idolised Aussie brands like … McDonalds … and … Amex. Well done Daily Tele.
Axing The Simpsons would be commercial suicide for Ten
Last night’s solid ratings performance by the Ten Network was overshadowed by a erroneous online report claiming it would soon axe The Simpsons.
Deconstructing Blair’s law
Daily Telegraph Opinion Editor Tim Blair is very proud of his eponymous “law”, which essentially says all Leftists are confused idiots who mindlessly support idiotic causes.
Wankley Awards: A fine field of winners
Mmmm we love the smell of hypocrisy in the morning.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
EMI Music Australia recently sent a letter to all suppliers they have credit accounts with. It contained the following blunt statement — “We would also like to confirm that we are changing our standard payment terms to 60 days end of month.” Since when did arrogantly granting extended credit term to yourself become acceptable business practice? I […]
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to … The Daily Tele’s gore porn.
The Daily Tele takes the beat-up to a whole new gory level.
Mumbrella: Tele’s attack on PacBrands is madness
It’s hard to think of another example when a brand has found its reputation being shredded in such a way, writes Tim Burrowes.
Reba Meagher’s tabloid return
Former NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher has re-emerged after flouncing out of the NSW Labor Government, writes Alex Mithcell.
The Australian to raise its cover price to $1.50
“The heart of the nation” is bumping up its weekday price by 20 cents to $1.50 from Monday, a rise of more than 15%, Mumbrella can reveal.
Rees is the NSW premier, whatever the press gallery thinks
A week is a long time in politics, especially if you are following the print media in NSW, writes Alex Mitchell.
Daily Tele s-xes up NSW politics
Just when you thought the media’s silly season was over, the Daily Telegraph rises to the occasion, writes Alex Mitchell.
P*nis in a park bench: News.com.au’s top journalism for 2008
News.com.au readers favoured stories about s-x, nudity, freaks, aliens, the iPhone and Stephanie Rice over politics in 2008, writes Ruth Brown.
Crime victims have never had it so good
Victims have never had so many rights, and the criminal justice system now protects them even when they embellish their claims of suffering, writes Greg Barns.
Penberthy moved aside. Garry Linnell the new Tele editor
The new is coming thick and fast from News. David Penberthy has been replaced as editor of the Daily Telegraph by Garry Linnell, reports Glenn Dyer.
And the Wankley Award goes to… The Daily Tele photo gallery monkey
Daily Telegraph photo gallery monkey, we present you with this week’s Wankley Award.
