Crikey has its hands on The Age’s recent contributor budget and payments. Which sections have blown their budgets and which have underspent? And what are contributors being paid?
Leaked
Gawker media explains how to make money online
Village Voice has the latest staff memo from Gawker Media chief Nick Denton, advising his underlings on how to write for the web. It’s fascinating reading from someone who actually has this whole internet thing figured out.
The Wikileaks story that Reuters didn’t want you to see
Two Reuters staffers were killed in the now infamous Wikileaks killings , but the editor in chief of Reuters spiked a story in which the journalist suggested the US military killings were war crimes. Gawker got their hands on it.
ABC TV changes the channel
The Content Makers has a staff memo from ABC’s Director of Television Kim Dalton, outlining some big shake-ups to the structure of his division.
US Army “video game” killings tape goes viral
Internet outrage is growing after website Wikileaks exposed a ‘decrypted’ video from a US Apache helicopter that appears to show US forces in Iraq killing at least 11 unarmed civilians in 2007, reports Harley Dennett.
VIDEO: US military slays citizens and journos in Iraq
WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video which it says shows the “indiscriminate slaying” of civilians and Reuters journalists in Iraq in 2007, on a comprehensive website called Collateral Murder, including a timeline and transcript.
The full list of approved iPad apps
App Advice has compiled a list of all the apps that will be available when the iPad App Store launches next weekend. So far, the only news app is Reuters Pro, which they have a sneak peak of here.
China’s instructions on reporting on Google
Straight from the Ministry of Truth: the WashPo has a leaked copy of the Chinese government’s instructions to news sites on how to report on Google’s decision to stop censoring its search results.
The Chinese government’s censorship guidelines
A list of the Chinese government’s censorship guidelines has been posted online and the NYT has translated and annotated them. See what the Chinese don’t want you to know.
Larry Flynt’s History of Presidential Sex
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt is writing a book about the history of sex in the White House, and Gawker has the whole 54-page proposal. “How did this president from Pennsylvania become so proslavery? In two words: Gay Love.”
Crazy letters to the Pentagon
Stars and Stripes sifts through some of the craziest letters ever sent to the US Defense Department. Suggestions include building a “Noah’s Ark Biosphere”, a raft of 9/11 conspiracy theories, and parachuting trained bears into the Middle East to capture Bin Laden.
Possum: Wading through the leaked Qld polling
Possum Comitatus wades further into the leaked polling from the Queensland unions, finding the Bligh government’s privatisation plans could have some serious political consequences for Kevin Rudd at the federal election.
Mark Scott to staff: we have to create our own future
Read the email, signed by ABC managing director Mark Scott and sent to ABC staff this morning, on the future of the ABC
Jesus Christ: the Bible goes 3D
Thanks to the success of Avatar, Deadline reveals that Paramount Pictures are planning a $30-million 3D movie retelling of the Book of Genesis.
How Nokia helped supress protest in Iran
A Finnish magazine has obtained a surveillance system Nokia allegedly supplied to Iran last year, allowing the government to locate, monitor and ultimately arrest dissidents. Dark, damning and depressing.
The Republican plot to fundraise through “fear”
Politico has its hands on the Republican National Committee’s 2010 fundraising plans, explaining how to capitalise on the country’s “fear” of Obama and socialism, and tap “ego-driven” donors for cash.
Sexy Facebook messages you weren’t supposed to see
Facebook accidentally sent hundreds of private messages to the wrong users the other day, and Valleywag has its hands on a bunch of the saucier ones. Go on: you know you want to.
Leaked: Laneway Fest’s private rider request — booze, cigs & .. souvenir teatowels
Ever wanted to now what your favourite band consumed backstage before a gig? Crikey’s got the complete rider list for all the Laneway Festival artists.
The WSJ accuses the NYT of plagiarism
The Guardian has a copy of a letter sent from the Wall St Journal to the
ABC editorial policy shake-up
The ABC is doing a complete re-write of its editorial policies, and Margaret Simons has her hands on the memo that went up on the ABC staff intranet spelling out the approach, and seeking comment.
China’s Copenhagen report
A Chinese think-tank report from the Copenhagen climate summit leaked to the Guardian reveals the government didn’t set out to spoil the talks, just to avoid rich nations’ “conspiracy to divide the developing world”.
A fascinating look inside the espionage tactics of Chinese spies
A leaked MI5 document reveals the tricks Chinese spies in Britain have used to bug, burgle and blackmail UK business executives, allowing them to hack into the computer networks and email accounts of major companies.
Highlights from the John Edwards tell-all
The WSJ drips a few tasty tidbits from the forthcoming tell-all book by a former staffer to 2004 US Democratic VP nominee John Edwards, including allegations of a sex tape and calling his mistress a “crazy sl-t” when she got pregnant.
Oz day spoiler: ABC leaks Hottest 100 victor
Ooops: the ABC has inadvertently leaked the winner of its popular annual poll on the ABC Shop website. Look away now if you don’t want to ruin your Australia Day BBQ.
The Apple Tablet: it’s a giant iPhone
AppleInsider claims to have the inside scoop on the most hyped product of the millennium, the Apple Tablet/Slate/Pad/whiz-bang-eReader-thingo: it’s basically a really big, flat iPhone.
