Are there any circumstances under which journalists should reveal their sources? The instinct in the profession is “no”.
The Age
Media briefs: Aussie film v Schembri … ACMA probes 7.30 … editor reshuffle at ACP
In today’s Media Briefs: Aussie comedy takes aim at Age critic Jim Schembri (again) … ACMA to investigate 7.30 Clarke and Dawe sketch, editor reshuffle at ACP and more …
Helen Liu v The Age: could management end up in the clink?
One of the most important media law cases of recent decades will be decided tomorrow when Justice Lucy McCallum of the New South Wales Supreme Court hands finally hands down judgement in the case of businesswoman Helen Liu against The Age.
Media briefs: News’ new law … NT News and Homer … Age’s ad love …
New legal advice for News Corp … NT News channels Homer … The Age’s advertising love … Front Page of the Day … Leveson inquiry: Sun editor gets a light grilling …
The 2011 Crikeys: the best in Australian media
Newspapers hemorrhage readers, broadcast media faces radical change, governments are probing ethics and ownership, yet good (and bad) journalism shines through. We present the Crikeys for Australian media …
Media briefs: The Oz’s wedge … bad spelling … Kim Jong-il just No. 2 …
Seems that for The Age online Kim Jong-il’s death was the second most important newsworthy death of the day on Monday … Plus other media news of the day.
The Age raid: just who is the victim and what is the crime?
There are several significant things about this week’s police raid of The Age headquarters. First, it demonstrates one of the several weaknesses in shield laws.
Real estate wars: Fairfax set to buy back half of Catalano’s Weekly Review?
Rumours are swirling this morning that Antony Catalano’s trailblazing Melbourne property glossy the Weekly Review has been negotiating with Fairfax Media to sell half the publication for between $35 and $40 million, with Catalano slated to return to the company he called home for 18 years.
Media briefs: Onya Rupe … The West kills Frazier … Age plays ladyboy card …
In today’s Media Briefs: Onya Rupe, for a generous ‘gift of love’ … Ludlam and the News-employed Marxist … It’s OK, Gillard’s not a head of state and more …
Media briefs: DJ’s Kardashian chaos … Age staff changes … Fitness First’s Oz pump …
No wonder David Jones is doing it tough — it blocked public entrances to its Elizabeth Street store this morning because of the arrival of two of the world’s great lightweights, sisters Kim and Khloe Kardashian. Plus other media news.
The Age goes to Bali: the worst travel article ever published?
There’s a nauseating article all over the Fairfax press today titled “Bali: why bother?”, where the journalist complained of the touts in Ubud ruining her tropical holiday. What absolute, elitist rubbish, declares Amber Jamieson.
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 …
Media briefs: Close to you … Age v locals … Daily Tele apology …
In today’s Media Briefs: Town fights back … Age promotes rival … Daily Telegraph story defies laws of nature … Front Page of the Day … journos flock to LinkedIn and more …
Media briefs: Tele beat-ups … Oz’s digital challenge …
Another day, another complaint about political reporting in The Daily Telegraph. But, was that really an exclusive? and other media tidbits of the day.
Crikey Says: Crikey says: two very different angles
Two newspapers interpret the same economic news, the ABS household expenditure survey …
Latham’s Henderson Watch VI: anyone for seconds?
Evidence suggests that much of Henderson’s column is a cut-and-paste job from his earlier writings, writes former Labor leader Mark Latham.
Beecher: govt funding could stem loss of serious newspapers
What kind of democracy would we live in if it didn’t include the work of a thousand-or-so newspaper reporters and editors?
Crikey Says: Crikey says: confronting the market failure of our papers
The future of Australian quality journalism took a big hit last week, not that anyone seemed to notice.
Media briefs: Fairfax to down keyboards… Don (Churchill)’s Party … new NotW arrest …
In today’s Media Briefs: Fairfax to strike … Don (Churchill)’s Party … Bravehearts do the white thing … Baillieu govt freezes FReeZa … Guardian loses fight for web readers even after taking out Murdoch tabloid … and more …
Media briefs: The Age black hole … Fairfax wants bloggers …
A black hole to trouble with an odd Age picture. Fairfax wants bloggers in Brisbane, the financial crisis makes concerned traders international stars and other media news.
Churchill’s Age departure leaves door open for other moves
Don Churchill, chief executive and publisher of Fairfax in Melbourne, yesterday afternoon announced his retirement, following a management meeting in Sydney last Monday.
Property war: analyst v institute over sales data publication
The simmering five-year war of words between property analyst Louis Christopher and Real Estate Institute of Victoria boss Enzo Raimondo has flared again. The dispute centres on the reliability of home sales data and who controls their publication.
Fairfax staff vote for strike action on pay
Fairfax staff on The Age and The SMH are mulling whether to hit the barricades after a Fair Work Australia ballot showed 96% of union voters supported taking industrial action over stalled negotiations.
Media briefs: Bet on bad PR … Hywood fires back …
In today’s Media Briefs: the columnist you can’t read … Oz scoop, except for the Fin … Hywood hits back on ALP data story … Front Page of the Day … and more …
Who broke it?: anatomy of a scoop
The Oz’s latest marketing claims are a good starting point for Crikey’s semi-regular feature on the anatomy of a news story.
