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Robert Manne
They tried to tell us we’re too young
Former Daily Tele editor David Penberthy offers some words of wisdom to the newly-appointed editor of The Monthly, 23-year-old Ben Naparstek.
Manne relishes controversy, Warhaft does not
Manne may thrive on public controversies, but I don’t relish them and Sally has hated every second of this one, writes Gideon Haigh.
Gawenda: Musings on The Monthly and mentoring
“I thought, as I read Robert’s account of how he had been Sally’s mentor and how she had repaid him for this — how few are the mentors who understand that the role is not about gathering disciples.” The Monthly bust-up according to Rocky and Gawenda.
Gideon Haigh: Why I won’t write for The Monthly again
The now ex-writer for The Monthly steps in to defend sacked editor (and former partner) Sally Warhaft — and explain his perspective of the publishing feud.
The Monthly: detractors shouldn’t hide behind anonymity
Mark Aarons and Alex Miller weigh in on the recent developments at The Monthly.
Robert Manne: the true history of The Monthly bust up
Robert Manne responds to allegations about the editorial bust-up at The Monthly
Guy Rundle: The Monthly’s knife fight in a dinghy
If your principal fund of ideas is coming from the man who is also about to be/actually is the country’s leader, then you’re less a publication of critical commentary than a mouthpiece.
The Monthly gets its Manne after Warhaft exits
According to a long-term observer of Melburnian journalism, it is a simple enough case of “two middle aged bores who can’t stand it when a smart young woman answers them back.”
From technology to content: The ABC shifts its focus
ABC Managing Director, Mark Scott has begun to switch the emphasis to content. First, he presents the ABC as the main home of Australian content, writes Margaret Simons.
Ignore The Oz, Robert Manne’s Dear Rudd letters are important
From the conniptions at Chateau Murdoch, you might think that Robert Manne’s Dear Mr Rudd consisted of unbridled moonbattery. Au contraire, writes Jeff Sparrow.
The Australian’s Manne-hunt
Someone should hand out valium at the offices of The Australian, writes Clive Hamilton.
The Oz dishes it out, but can it take it?
The Australian’s editor-in-chief, Chris Mitchell, plumbed new depths of hypocrisy and pettiness on Saturday, writes Stephen Mayne.
Who else is drawing cartoons about Andrew Bolt and Robert Manne?
Lots of people including Clive, a figtree from Erskineville
Henderson: Howard’s culture wars are greatly exaggerated
Australia’s cultural institutions are much the same now as when John Howard became prime minister in March 1996, writes Gerard Henderson.
And now, a letter from Gerard Henderson …
The Monthly is one of the few journals of opinion in the democratic world which does not run a letters/correspondence page in its printed edition. Hence this note to Crikey, writes Gerard Henderson.
Simons: What this means for the media
There will now be at least a change in what elements of the national mindset are articulated in the public sphere, and this will mean a change in the networks of media power, writes Margaret Simons.
Verdict 07 – An Occasional and wildly fanciful campaign diary – Part 13
The election campaign is a grinding horror…
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Manne vs Henderson … Tony Abbott: … a slap in the coal face … Maningrida … Kevin07 merchandise … the Crikey Cabbie Panel … First Dog on the Moon …
Gerard Henderson: If I’m a liar, where’s the evidence?
According to Robert Manne in yesterday’s Crikey, I am a liar in a category of my own. This is a serious, professionally damaging allegation – but Professor Manne has not supported it with any evidence, writes Gerard Henderson.
Gerard Henderson tells the radio kids off
The kids at Melbourne community radio station SYN FM felt the wrath of Gerard Henderson recently.
From Bolt to eternity: the pundit Bias-o-meter
Here they are, the voices of press punditry that shape Australian opinion. Over the coming week, we will rate the ideological inclinations of our major newspapers, the press gallery correspondents, the blogosphere, radio talk and TV. Who, if anyone, will stake out the middle ground? Which writer will become a new watchword for extremity, or will we just stick with Andrew Bolt?
