South Australia is considering outlawing “precipitous” planking attempts as the increasingly-popular social media-fueled craze puts the fragile lives of the state’s vulnerable youth at serious risk.
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Is Nine really ashamed by Sam Newman’s monkeying-around?
Sam Newman has achieved another dubious first. He is the first television personality to be so persistently obnoxious as to cause his employer to commit to contributing to charity the next time he is racist or sexist.
Wankley Awards: The bloke fest at Melbourne Talk Radio
This week’s Wankley goes to the all-male all-white launch of Melbourne Talk Radio at Gordon Ramsay’s Crown Casino noshery. All male, that is, save for the Women’s Weekly Deborah Thomas.
Say what you like about The Chaser, they’re no Sam Newman
Ralph Horowitz compares the press coverage of the Chaser “Make a realistic wish” sketch and that dished out to The Footy Show on a regular basis.
The Chaser lads v Sam Newman: media commentator hypocrisy
The media decides what to get in a huff about, and what not to, writes Ralphy Horowitz with a few cases in point.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … the Losers … News & CA … the Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
The Media Monitors Top 20
Brendan Nelson was the most popular politician in Australia on radio and television this week… if you subscribe to the theory that all publicity is good publicity.
I would rather stick a pen in my eye
Things that make me ashamed to be human…
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The economy vs. the environment … NSW power privatisation … Sam Newman … Peter Garrett: … US gas tax policy … Troy Buswell and snedging …
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
It would be nice to say that the degrading, sexist kerfuffle that has rubbed the AFL community’s face in Sam Newman over the past week should simply be ignored. It hasn’t been.
And the Wankley Award goes to…
Ok, Eddie McGuire and Sam Newman have done their bit to promote early detection of prostate cancer. However, writes Jane Nethercote.
