On Sunday, December 12, the Sun Herald printed an article that falsely claims that i have broken my silence “for the first time”. At no time did I agree to an interview with the Sun Herald. At this time I have still never given an interview to any media, writes former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.
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Fairfax faces the future by going deeply vertical
Fairfax staff are bracing for a wave of “efficiency” gains across The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald after the company’s long-awaited investor briefing this morning relayed the widely-expected news that at least $10 million would be hacked out of the mastheads through a new corporate restructure.
Sunday editorials: who the papers are backing (and who cares?)
With yesterday the final Sunday before polling day, the Sunday papers gave their traditional editorials declaring which leader they are supporting come Saturday, with the majority supporting a continued Gillard government.
Can newspapers afford to snub theatre-goers?
The Sun Herald has followed the lead of the Herald Sun in dropping theatre and arts coverage. But as newspaper readers and revenues dry up, can they really afford to marginalise the large arts-loving audience? asks Jason Whittaker.
Sun Herald joins the Herald Sun in slashing arts coverage
Sydney’s Sun Herald has followed in the footsteps of its rivals at News Limited, sacrificing its high arts and theatre coverage at the star-studded altar of Hollywood gossip.
Sydney society abuzz over McGurk
The desperation the Sydney media has for its own version of Melbourne’s Underbelly knows no end as they try to outscoop each other over the murder of small-time Sydney standover merchant Michael McGurk.
Sun-Herald loses its Canberra correspondent
Kerry-Anne Walsh, the Sydney Sun-Herald ’s political correspondent in Canberra for the past seven years, resigned yesterday and will leave Fairfax in three months’ time.
The Ricky Stuart and Gus Gould fallout: we don’t care
but the public saga of the fallout between Ricky Stuart and Gus Gould is surely one of the most boring things to grace NRL in living memory, writes Steve Kaless.
Rees is the NSW premier, whatever the press gallery thinks
A week is a long time in politics, especially if you are following the print media in NSW, writes Alex Mitchell.
Fairfax day of reckoning
Fairfax journalists lining up for voluntary redundancies will find out today whether they can take the money and run and everyone else will find out how many will be kicked out against their will, writes Andrew Dodd.
The Sun-Herald’s al-Qaeda story is strangely familiar…
Yesterday’s Sun-Herald reports that Muslim prison inmates in New South Wales have been studying an al-Qaeda manual. Hmmm … Where have we heard that before?
Election 04: The newpapers’ choice last time round
Ahead of Election ‘04, no mainstream newspaper endorsed the ALP. Or more precisely, no editorial recommended Mark Latham for Prime Minister. With the stumbling block of Latham removed, and the less volatile Rudd in his place, last Sunday’s papers revealed a different mood.
