Crikey picks the brains of some of Australia’s most respected journalists, editors and producers to find out what great journalism means to them and where they go to get it. ABC’s 7.30 host Leigh Sales divulges her media diet.
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Sales: Oz detention centres worse than Guantanamo
Journalist Leigh Sales was refused visitation rights to a detention centre in Australia because of “security issues”, although she visited Guantanamo Bay prison twice. Why are detention centres so surrounded in secrecy?
John Pasquarelli leaps to the defence of Chris and Leigh
Former Pauline Hanson adviser John Pasquarelli has defended Chris Uhlmann and Leigh Sales, describing them as “obejctive.” Youch! A compliment from him doesn’t mean an awful lot, writes Jeremy Sear.
Like cooking pancakes, don’t judge 7.30 on the first one
Pancakes, newspapers and new television current affairs programs have one thing in common. The first one never comes out quite right, writes Margaret Simons, and that applies to 7.30 on ABC.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to… viral ads, and the 7.30 whispering campaign
The 7.30 chant is becoming a roar. But not enough to drown out the viral marketing campaign stuff-up as the winner of this week’s Wankley Award.
Media briefs: More drama at Aunty … Robot Karl …
In today’s Media Briefs, Leigh Sales and Chris Uhlmann are confirmed as co-hosts for The 7:30 Report, Four Corners is set to turn 50 in 2011, The Daily Tele gets its knuckles wrapped, Robert Pattinson is a vampire pillow-biter and more….
And the new hosts of the The 7:30 Report are…
After much speculation, it’s finally been confirmed. Christ Uhlmann and Leigh Sales are to host the The 7:30 Report next year, which has been renamed as 7:30. Bad idea to lose the brand prestige with the name change, says Dan Barrett.
Life after Kerry: Sales, Uhlmann could front revamped 7.30
Leigh Sales and Chris Uhlmann could both front a revamped 7:30 Report next year as the ABC’s flagship news program continues to furiously plan for life after Kerry O’Brien. Jason Whittaker and Cat Wall report.
Leigh Sales: Behind-the-scenes at my Hillary Clinton interview
ABC journo Leigh Sales spills the beans on meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her recent Australian visit, from making small-talk with Hillary about the security risks of kangaroos to her promise of a future one-on-one interview.
Pyne: faceless Labor freefalls off a derailed train wreck while eating poisonous pudding
The shadow education minister, Christopher Pyne, has taken metaphor mixing to new heights.
20 years of Lateline
The Oz looks back at two decades of Kerry, Tony, Leigh and our favourite late-night wonky pleasure, dubbed “the caviar of TV” by Maxine McKew.
Auntie gives Rupert a helping hand with Punch
Anyone watching the media over the past week might have been tempted to think that there was a war going on between News Limited and the ABC. Except, there is a big gap between rhetoric and reality.
Want to read Leigh Sales diary?
ABC journo Leigh Sales takes a peek into her self absorbed (but with meticulously handwriting!) teenage diary, examining her rants against her dad and the most popular kids in school.
Newsreader fashion: a Crikey field guide
Have you ever sent forlorn tweets about Ali Moore’s cravat into the ether? Well, feel alone no longer. Mel Campbellprovides a semi-definitive guide to the sartorial language of news and current affairs.
Sales and Colvin cosy up at The Punch
ABC stars Leigh Sales and Mark Colvin have their taxpayer-funded ABC blogs reproduced by commercial rival News Limited on The Punch, in apparent breach of the national broadcaster’s editorial policies.
Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog: Tim Palmer channels Tammy Wynette
Henderson hits back at Rundle’s Murdoch/Stalin comparison, Leigh Sales’ climate change coverage, Bob Ellis’ return to ABC Unleashed and more.
Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog: In which George Negus sucks up to Lord Stern
Negus does the full fawn; Leigh Sales on Martin Luther’s Doubt and more in this week’s Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch Dog
