Five great news hoaxesFrom Hitler’s diaries to revolvers in Georgia, Daniel Finkelstein looks at the best news pranks.
Mainstream media coverage
Victorian bushfires: disaster p-rn and story telling
The Victorian bushfires could be an opportunity for new relationships between media and public. Instead, the worst of the coverage has been formulaic, writes Margaret Simons.
Gawenda: journalists move on, disaster remains
Media not only covers an event like the Victorian fires, but in a sense, creates and defines it as well, writes Michael Gawenda.
Yuendumu: the pool, the press, protocols and permits
There are real local concerns about false links between the swimming pool and Macklin’s NT Intervention and whether journalists get and write their stories in a fair, balanced way, writes Bob Gosford.
Four Corners’ sloppy sub-prime rehash
Four Corners attracted 910,000 viewers last night for a program that was a bit of a con, writes Glenn Dyer.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Daily Tele turns anti-racism protesters into racist thugs … “Ray to quit”… again? … The earth moves at Ten … Letter of the Day … Last night’s TV ratings.
