News of the World


The Leveson Inquiry: phone hacking, Milly Dowler and Hugh Grant

Crikey media wrap: Actor Hugh Grant and the parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler spoke of their experiences with News of the World phone hacking and dodgy press ethics to the Leveson Inquiry overnight.

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.

Media briefs: Fairfax sans Fairfax … James Murdoch and NotW … MTV makeover …

In today’s Media Briefs: the newspaper that almost seized the future … MTV still ‘present’ — despite 13 redundancies, production cuts … Voice of UK’s Siri is now speaking out (to Apple’s chagrin) and more …

‘Mafia boss’ Murdoch gets another NotW grilling

Crikey media wrap: News Corp boss James Murdoch faced up to his second UK parliamentary committee into the News of the World phone hacking scandal, denying that he had misled the committee previously.

Media briefs: Oz goes for gold … NotW stalked Harry Potter … Nine for sale? …

The Australian goes for gold … News of the World paid me to follow 90 people, claims private detective … Phone hacking: Tom Crone admits ‘incorrect’ evidence … Nine Entertainment Co “set for assets fire sale” and more …

News of the World spied on hacking victims’ lawyers

In a new low for News of the World, The Guardian reveals that NotW hired a private investigator to follow and film two of the lawyers representing its phone hacking victims.

Crikey Says: Crikey says: what not to do

It’s worth keeping tabs on the scandal that proved to be the impetus for our own media soul searching — the UK phone hacking scandal that just won’t go away.

Media briefs: Rouge-faced shark report … Carroll & The Oz … James Murdoch’s future …

The spate of recent shark attacks in Western Australia has made international headlines has news organisations, experts and locals are debating if this is the act of one shark or three separate attacks. Plus other media news of the day.

Political snippets: Queen’s solicitors knew the News of the World was lying

That was a suggested headline by a British Labour MP overnight as he questioned a solicitor who as well as acting for Her Majesty had done some work for News International.

Media briefs: Hun in da wrong? … iiNet plugs RRR …

Today’s Herald Sun uses African-American language for its headline “OBAMA IN DA HOUSE” for its story on President Barack Obama’s planned November Australia visit. Plus other news…

Media briefs: The Kiss … ABC redundancy bill doubles … Facebook timeline …

Female authors fight back … ABC redundancy bill doubles … Reporters Without Borders to open Tunisia bureau … The Department of Corrections and more …

Media briefs: Oz’s weather double … Aussie film fraud … Indy’s new masthead …

The Oz: weather one day, same the next … Aussie film’s embarrassing aboutface … The Independent changes its masthead and more …

Media briefs: Daily Mail caught the lift … Age’s Cut/Copy paste …

In today’s Media Briefs: Daily Mail caught out stealing … Israel releases Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist … ABC crew remembered in documentary and more …

Cracking the code and regulating the wild west of online media

Several weeks ago Crikey, and our publisher Private Media, promised our own internal code of conduct. Here it is.

Media briefs: Tele beat-up … Murdoch recalled … News Corp’s lawsuit woes …

In today’s Media Briefs: MPs recall James Murdoch over phone-hacking evidence … News Corp. shareholders say phone-hacking is only latest impropriety … Sneaky Seven: Macca’s ad breaches programming rules and more …

Media briefs: PM’s NotW scoop … talkback in ratings surge … new The Week ed …

In today’s Media Briefs: Front Page of the Day … Coulson favoured chancellor in coverage of scandal during time as editor … 3AW and 2GB surge in radio ratings … The Week appoints Alison Wright as new editor and more …

Media briefs: Another NotW inquiry … NY Times historic edition …

In today’s Media Briefs: James Murdoch faces second grilling by MPs … Evidence ‘unclear and contradictory’, says News International and more …

Top NotW execs dispute James Murdoch’s
evidence

Crikey media wrap: James Murdoch may again have to front the UK inquiry into phone hacking, after former News of the World executives disputed his previous parliamentary evidence.

Media briefs: Gould and Griffith … Joe Hildebrand and #hotgate … Coogan v NotW …

In today’s Media Briefs: Front Page of the Day … Steve Coogan: Why I won’t let News Corp off the hook … News International to sell Wapping site … Beijing newspapers taken over and more …

Media briefs: Human rights online … Berlusconi loses it … sorry, Jim Carrey …

Rights for all, print and online … Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections … WikiLeaks prepares to release unredacted US cables … Phone-hacking panel to resume …

Media briefs: NotW journos kept secret … Aunty cancels bowls …

Front Page of the Day … News of World journalists who ordered phone hacking will not be revealed … Viewers bowled over as ABC rubs out the greens … Press freedom group urges quick release of Sudan journalists and more …

Media briefs: 4 Corners on NotW … Mamamia context …

Last night’s Four Corners revealed further details on the widespread nature of the phone hacking at News of the World. Plus, Mia Freedman’s latest column misses some crucial facts…

Media briefs: Meet Michael Bolt … Front Page of the Day …

There will be red faces among Channel Ten’s website team this morning as their home page displayed a big plug to Ten’s Sunday morning rant The Bolt Report, with the presenter “Michael Bolt”. Ahem?

Media briefs: Nine News apologises … US AG to investigate 9/11 hacks …

In today’s Media Briefs: Nine News apologises for fake chopper cross … The Department of Corrections … US Attorney general to investigate NotW 9/11 phone-hacking allegations … Trapped journalists leave Tripoli hotel after five days … and more …

Media briefs: Libya front pages … Coulson’s payout … News Corp downgraded …

In today’s Media Briefs: wow the world’s newspapers covered Libya … Front Page of the Day … Bad Gaddafi headline of the Day … News Corp. downgraded on threat from “powerful enemies” … and more …