When you earn at least a part of your living as a satirist, you get accustomed to being taken out of context, so that the ironic becomes literal and the sarcastic becomes sincere, writes Guy Rundle.
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2009 budget blessings for the ABC
There is a sudden outbreak of optimism that the ABC, at least, is likely to get significant new funding in the budget, writes Margaret Simons.
News Ltd: the future of features unsure
Margaret Simons spoke with News Limited editorial director Campbell Reid this morning in an attempt to get to the bottom of what is going on with News Limited’s features.
The joy of Twitter: Alastair Campbell tells me to f-ck off
Years ago I could but dream about the likes of ex-Tony Blair press secretary Alastair Campbell telling me — me! — to f-ck off, writes Media Mook.
When journalists become victims
Perhaps journalists might be more ready to listen to and learn from colleagues who’ve been to the other side, writes Melissa Sweet.
The Dalai Lama’s Tibet: now that was hell on earth
The Dalai Lama and the system he represents made life intolerable for millions of Tibetans over hundreds of years, writes Greg Barns.
Raging rumours of sackings at News Ltd
Take the rumours of imminent mass sackings with a bit of salt, writes Margaret Simons.
The Internet is a mirror of society, hatebloggers and all
Most of the problems with Internet culture reflect deeper social issues — and that’s where we need to look to understand why the net hasn’t fulfilled its astonishing potential, writes Jeff Sparrow.
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.
Freeview TV: a lesson in how not to market
The marketing arm for Australia’s free to air television industry has been caught out in giving false information, writes Margaret Simons.
Pokies stats reveal the ‘extreme capitalism’ of Woolworths
It really is time Woolies was forced to defend its position on pokies, writes Stephen Mayne.
Pauline Hanson and me: a fake story
Okay, time for a confession, writes Jonathan Green.
Wankley Awards: This week’s Wankley goes to… the monster raving loony media
Joke election candidates are such a lark, aren’t they? Neil Walker reports.
Journalistic ethics, UTS and the Sydney Writers’ Festival
A nasty fuss has sprung up around the Sydney Writers’ Festival and New South Wales’ leading journalism school, writes Margaret Simons.
Why Albrechtsen is wrong on executive pay
For a former commercial lawyer, Albrechtsen shows a surprising lack of business awareness, writes Adam Schwab.
Albrechtsen defends the indefensible: executive salaries
Who would dare to defend multimillion dollar executive remuneration? Why, Janet Albrechtsen, of course, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Sponsorship is a two way street
The operators of the Melbourne stadium formerly known as Telstra Dome are finding out the hard way that sponsorship is a two-way street, especially when it involves naming rights, writes Stephen Downes.
Faris: why I don’t want a Crikey blog
I am as thick-skinned as the next commentator, probably more so, but there is no point in having dialogue with people who have a visceral hatred for you personally, writes Peter Faris.
Trujillo and Mexicans: a few words on racial stereotyping
I am worried by the apparent inability of some Australians to recognise racism when it’s in front of them and willingness to defend it when it’s not even their fight, writes Stephen Downes.
Sharon Gould hoax: Quadrant and Wilson respond
The March issue of Quadrant is out with a response from editor Keith Windschuttle to the hoax affair that made his previous issue a best seller, writes Margaret Simons.
Victorian bushfires: disregard demagogues, ecogogues and celebrity dilettantes
Black Saturday’s firestorm generated a propaganda wordstorm. Ideology masqueraded as analysis. Each faction claimed to speak for the dead but spruiked their own agenda, writes Frank Campbell.
Shiny happy West Australian news
It was a full house and expectations were high, but West Australian Newspapers CEO Chris Wharton didn’t deliver the headline his audience were seeking at his Perth Press Club address on Friday, writes Lawrence Apps.
So crazy it could work: what about another commercial TV network?
With his internet monitoring policy in tatters and not going forward, Senator Stephen Conroy needs a new idea. Here it is: Give the country a fourth commercial TV network, writes Glenn Dyer.
Major ad agencies may miss out on Government work
From 31 March, any advertising agency not on the Communications Multi-User List list will not be eligible to pitch for campaigns worth more than $250,000, writes Tim Burrowes.
