Media Monitors


Sackwatch 12: Unemployment figures may be staying put for a while…

Crikey continues to track the job-loss carnage.

Tips and rumours: Q&A with the Australian Jockey Club

As an attendee of last week’s AJC Extraordinary General Meeting, one can only give it one positive spin — it lived up to its title of being “extraordinary”.

The Media Monitors’ Top 20

Sleepy times in Canberra mean plenty of state politicians getting media air time, writes Patrick Baume.

The Media Monitors’ Top 20

Plenty of big movers for the first list of 2009, writes Patrick Baume.

Tips and rumours

In regards to the article “Drug industry reveals its daily orgy of wining and dining”, I’m not sure if you realise or not but this is not confined to the pharmaceutical market, the device companies do this too, the orthopedics market is the worst with doctors regularly demanding overseas airfares and holidays for their entire […]

Gale force: Why David Jones doesn’t need to buy ads

Crikey would be remiss if it didn’t pause to reflect on Megan Gale’s retirement from the catwalk. She’s worth way more than the price David Jones paid for her, writes Jane Nethercote

‘Remote Capture Units’ put Media Monitors contractors out of work

Around fifty regional contractors with Media Monitors are about to become redundant thanks to the roll-out across Australia of a techie device with an Orwellian sounding name, writes Andrew Dodd.

Superstars and no-names in the election campaign

Who has clout? Who courts controversy? Who has a high profile portfolio? Who has a marginal seat? They’re some of the questions Crikey asked Media Monitors to help us answer.

The Daily Verdict: Day 32 & the only thing missing is the white board

Just when you think that things could not get worse along comes a report from the Auditor General exposing the rorts being used to try and buy votes. That was something the Coalition campaign team definitely did not need, writes Richard Farmer.

The Daily Verdict: Day 29 and the papers did the PM proud

Policy Speech Day was far and away the Government’s best on the trail since the tax cut promises in its opening salvo. There will be disappointment in the camp at the lack of enthusiasm from the TV networks last night but the foundation is there again on which to try and build a revival, writes Richard Farmer.

The Daily Verdict: Day 28 and signs of a better day coming

There was an encouraging sign for two for the Government’s campaign team in the newspaper and radio coverage this morning. The carefully planted previews of the announcements to be made by John Howard in his policy speech were featured prominently, writes Richard Farmer.

Campaign Top 10

It was a strong day for the PM yesterday across all media types, the Crikey/Media Monitors Daily Campaign Index shows, writes Christian Kerr.

Tax, China, rates and revenue: listen in to lunch with Rudd

Listen in to questions from the floor after a speech given by Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd to a lunch hosted by Australian Business Economists.

The small secret of Kevin Rudd’s success

Conventional wisdom has it that with the economy so healthy, the government should be polling brilliantly. So we got Media Monitors to do a little compare and contrast of media mentions, writes Christian Kerr.

The Tuesday Top 20

Two people who you can bet don’t get invited around to Kirribilli House are the big movers in the Crikey/Media Monitors Top 20 for the week of 7-13 August.

Bush rains on Howard’s APEC parade

President Bush is leaving APEC early — before the prized silly-suit photo opportunity. So Prime Minister John Howard has started a hamfisted campaign to bring forward the photo session, writes Alex Mitchell.

Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups

Tower Books responds to A&R … What a load of self-serving twaddle from A&R … Crikey gets it so wrong on Morgan poll … Crikey’s God & p-rn sealed section … things not that bad in voterland? …