It has been a full month since the Murdoch phone hacking scandal blew up and, after more than 30 contributions across various media platforms, Stephen Mayne finally got a rise out of the empire today.
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Cameron grilled as Gillard targets News Ltd
It was the day during which the UK prime minister became the latest News of the World victim, with PM David Cameron badgered for 139 minutes in parliament with questioning over his close relationships with News International executives. Cameron conceded that he had spoken to News International execs regarding the now defunct BSkyB deal but declares that he […]
Rupert Murdoch’s letter to all News Limited staff
The following message from Rupert Murdoch just landed in all News Limited employees’ inboxes, reports Margaret Simons.
Rundle: broken abroad, News is losing its war against the Greens
It was instructive to see News Corporation’s fortunes falling, as the Australian Greens were rising.
Brooks arrested, top cop resigns over NotW scandal
It may have been the weekend, but there’s been no rest for the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. In just three days it’s caused the top UK police chief to resign, seen a News Corp executive arrested and forced Rupert Murdoch to publicly apologise.
Simons: News Ltd internal review will include ‘independent oversight’
The internal audit of editorial expenses announced by News Limited CEO John Hartigan yesterday will include “an element of independent oversight” following conversations between the Chair of the Press Council, Julian Disney and News Limited executives.
News will investigate contributor spending in Australia
News Limited will examine its books in Australia to look for payments to private investigators or other parties that aren’t “legitimate services”.
New Herald and Weekly Times policy – and how it sits with the mothership
Margaret Simons recently posed some questions about the new Herald and Weekly Times policy and how it sits with the News Limited Code. Simons got some answers from HWT’s Genevieve Brammal.
Media briefs: Nine News apology … CMail outs Thorpie … NotW fallout …
International slip isn’t Limited … Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections … Courier Mail outs Thorpie … Life lesson for Michele Bachmann: read the small print if “slavery” appears. …
Mitchell and The Oz (part II): ‘it’s now war’ with the government
Several people close to The Australian say the paper is looking strident on many fronts. And as government tensions escalate one declares “it’s now war”. Crikey continues its profile of the national broadsheet under editor Chris Mitchell.
Media briefs: Cameron’s News address … journos in peril …
Imagine if Julia Gillard visited a Fairfax talk-fest under the guise of a “senior cabinet minister” to hide her identity. Well that’s what British Prime Minister David Cameron did last night. Plus other media news of the day.
Media briefs: News gets papers confused … a little more Weiner … massive tablet growth predicted
In today’s Media Briefs: TV News in Melbourne goes into Kim Duthie overdrive … Will the new editor know where to go? … Front Page of the Day … and more …
Newspaper campaigns don’t have much to do with the public
They’re often waged in your name. But are the newspaper campaigns for accountability, justice, recognition and low, low prices really for the public good? For tabloid papers around the country they’re as much about circulation-driving populaism. And at News Limited, awards.
Curtain up, wall down at News Limited websites
June 2011 is going to be an interesting and historically significant month in media. The Mumbrella 360 conference tomorrow will serve as the venue for an announcement of News Limited’s plans to erect paywalls around online content.
Bob Brown v the media
In an illuminating interview with politics professor John Keane, Bob Brown canvasses a range of subjects including the quality of the climate change debate and his war on News Limited’s “hate media.”
Dick Smith: Rupert, come back to Oz, we need you
Dick Smith has issued a plea to Rupert Murdoch: come home and provide much-needed leadership in acting against global warming. His newspapers have failed the cause.
Conroy’s new tactic for dealing with News Limited
Stephen Conroy has drawn the ire of News Limited papers due to a novel media management strategy in which he will issue general press releases whenever he responds to their questions in order to limit the chances of being misrepresented, writes Dave Gaukroger.
Bringing down the wall: News in flurry to lock up content
News Limited could be a fortnight away from locking up some of its websites as part of a brave new world of paid web content.
News’ revenge: editorial pages rain down on Brown’s crusade
News Limited has struck back against claims by Bob Brown it is misrepresenting the climate change debate, accusing the Greens leader on its editorial pages of cracking under the pressure of increased media scrutiny.
Paywalls at News Limited – announcement in the wind?
You heard it here first. As I reported here a couple of weeks ago, News Limited newsrooms are on instructions to be ready to move to a paywall system on short notice, writes Margaret Simons.
Media briefs: SA pollie v The Addy … News on privacy
Paul Holloway, a Labor pollie in the South Australian parliament, had a bone to pick with local rag The Advertiser. Plus Murdoch’s new training course (sans phone hacking) and all sorts of tasty media treats.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Murdoch strategy
Crikey readers have their say.
Losing your money with Rupert
There is no wonder that the News Limited papers are so quick to spot wasteful spending by governments, the company is a specialist on the subject, with shareholders down $US25 billion since the purchase of the Wall Street Journal, reports Richard Farmer.
Media briefs: News’ hypocrisy … Money down at The Age …
News Limited’s hypocrisy on nepotisim, The Age’s Saturday media column ‘Media Browser’ as dead as a carbon-tax promise and other media tidbits of the day.
