Greg Baxter, the News Limited spin doctor who in a previous life put his name to a press release that erroneously described James Hardy’s asbestos compensation foundation as “fully-funded”, has resigned.
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Our Harto and soul: tributes from News staff to departing chief
When John Hartigan quit News Limited to start his new life, dutiful employees presented him with a special memento. Crikey has the special edition newspaper.
News Limited papers ‘campaign’ against carbon tax
A new academic report found that coverage of the carbon price legislation in Australian newspapers was overwhelming negative, with News Limited rags leading the pack, writes Amber Jamieson.
leaked Fairfax chief slams News Ltd over Mark Day splash
Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood has taken to his company’s internal email system to slam The Weekend Australian for questioning his corporate strategy.
Holmes: The circus inside the media inquiry
A furious John Hartigan, outgoing CEO and chairman of News Limited, faced up to the media inquiry in Sydney yesterday. But the real winner from this inquiry is Press Council head Julian Disney, says Media Watch host Jonathan Holmes.
Richard Freudenstein: News Ltd’s paywall architect
Richard Freudenstein can leave Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd knowing his work is done. He’s off to run Foxtel, after building the landmark that will guarantee his fame for many years to come: the Great Wall of Holt Street.
Media inquiry: MEAA wants one-stop shop for complaints
The journalists’ union has advocated the establishment of a “one-stop shop” for complaints against news organisations, covering broadcast, print and online media.
Media briefs: News Ltd clears News Ltd … 29 journos named in NotW claim … Underbelly sued …
Today’s NT News reports that US President Barack Obama has taken out crocodile insurance ahead of his brief Top End visit. Plus other media news of the day.
Penbo to News critics: ‘You’re welcome to start your own paper’
News.com.au editor David Penberthy has offered an unconventional response to critics of News Limited: they can go start their own paper, reports Jeremy Sear.
Meet incoming News Ltd boss Kim Williams
Kim Williams has been so good at running Foxtel that Rupert Murdoch has given him the most powerful media job in the country, as CEO of News Ltd. Angela Priestly interviews the new News man.
Media briefs: A Harto-off … SMH online chaos … Nine debt strife …
In today’s Media Briefs: SMH online in chaos … Nine debt problems for shareholders … Neville Thurlbeck rejects request to help phone-hacking investigation and more …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Media diversity rests with advertisers
The federal government’s media inquiry: Brian Mitchell writes: Re. “Media inquiry: ‘marketplace of ideas’ not working that well” (yesterday, item 3). Robert Manne et al miss the point, as usual, when it comes to diversity in the media. The battle to increase media diversity rests not with editorial, but with advertising. To get more real […]
Political snippets: Improved consumer sentiment is good news for Gilllard
The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment perhaps provides a clue as to why Labor has been improving its standings in the recent opinion polls.
Forget new media diversity, the internet has tightened News’ squirrel grip
If TV and radio news constitute two pillars of Australia’s daily news cycle, then the third is represented not by newspapers or the internet, but by News Limited.
Is this newspaper of the year worthy?
The Sunday Telegraph just nabbed the title of New Limited’s Newspaper of the Year. So why was it full of diet battles and weight loss tales yesterday? asks Tim Burrowes.
News Ltd paywall comes down on its journos too
Journalists and editors at News Limited will be forced to pay to access their own work online, with staff only receiving a 50% discount on a digital subscription rather than a free one.
Paywalls (now with bonus holes) and the future of journalism at News
There are smart people at News Limited. Some of them seem to have been given, if not their heads, then at least some slack in the reins.
News Ltd, AFP join forces to suppress Simon Artz conversation
The Australian government solicitor and the AFP are co-operating with News Limited in an attempt to suppress the contents of a key conversation between Paul Whittaker and police commissioner Tony Negus.
Change the news, not the limited
News Limited seem to believe that the most significant planned change to the company is to get rid of the “Limited” bit and replace it with “Australia”. To my mind that will just spread the sleaze to all of us, writes Richard Farmer.
@BigHarto: unless you have any better ideas, this is the future
News Limited remains a great company, writes @BigHarto. “That is why in a not at all belated or panicked move we have suddenly decided to change its name, logo, structure and business model.”
Political snippets: The market says Gillard’s going
The Crikey Labor Leadership indicator has the Prime Minister’s chances of being in the job at the time of the next election as less than a third.
News Australia made its (trade)mark in June
News Limited registered the trademark “News Australia” and a revamped logo in June this year, suggesting the media giant’s plans have been months in the making and casting doubt on a spokesperson’s claims its rebranding was “speculative”.
Bring to life the power of mass with connectivity of niche: de-coding the News Australia memo
Huh? There was a lot of business jargon in the News Australia (nee-Limited) memo leaked to Crikey yesterday. Crikey’s advertising guy cuts through the spin.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The News is rebranding news
Crikey readers have their say.
