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The V8 Supercar racing series flew journalists to America to cover an event. It’s not the first time they’ve done it, and other sports like the AFL are also putting journalists on planes to maximise coverage.

Was Peter Fitzsimons up to no good at a charity gala? That and other media tidbits.

The Australian Press Council has cleared The Australian of breaching its principles when the newspaper ran a front-page cartoon depicting the Prime Minister and Treasurer as communists after last year’s budget.

Daily Tele stance against fearmongering. We enjoyed The Daily Telegraph’s editorial on Monday, supporting moves to review the GST and hinting it could be a good idea to increase it. The Tele reckons “discussion on this issue, free of fear-mongering and exaggeration, would be welcome”. The Tele certainly knows a thing or two about “fearmongering and […]

Do we need a local version of The Daily Show or The Colbert Report? That and other media tidbits.

Surprise surprise, Miranda Devine is a fan of her mate Nick Cater’s book. And other media tidbits.

The New York Post’s error-prone and sensationalist coverage of the Boston Marathon attacks continue. And other media gossip …

Should journalists accept leaks in exchange for not seeking critical comment? Crikey examines the pros and cons of the media “drops” that you’re not told about.

Public opinion polling in the United States shows that for the first time in more than four decades of polling on the issue, a majority of Americans favour legalising the use of marijuana. Plus other political news.

Rupert Murdoch has attacked Labor for being racist and portrayed himself as an immigration advocate. Does that ring true, given the stories his newspapers run? Crikey intern Ben Westcott trawls through the archives.

The Australian Press Council has pinged The Australian and The Daily Telegraph for breaching its guidelines. And other media gossip, including the final word on Bruce Springsteen …

Our land isn’t Geert by sea. Every day in every way, Geert Wilders’ essential stupidity comes more clearly into view. Is it possible that News Limited is regretting its shameless boosterism of the man? His latest brilliant wheeze to convince us that Australia will be ‘Islamised’ by its 2% Muslim population is to call on […]

Der Spiegel reports how Katharina Greve originally drew a cartoon about the Pope leaving for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung about a year and a half ago. Plus other political news.

Liberal frontbencher Eric Abetz lays the boot into The Global Mail. And other media tidbits.

In a rare admission, The Australian has corrected the record on its reporting on climate change. And other media tidbits.

George Megalogenis is packing up and leaving The Australian to write more books. Who else has left News Limited during the latest cost-cutting drive?

Who’ll replace Neil Breen as Sunday Telegraph editor? Crikey assess the candidates to lead the nation’s most-read paper.

The media regulator’s mediation of Media Watch v The Daily Telegraph asks important questions about the ABC program, writes former Media Watch EP David Salter.

While many readers argue that any agenda-pushing should be limited to a paper’s opinion pages, former editors concur that campaigns are part of newspapers’ raison d’être.

Daily Telegraph editor Paul Whittaker’s place in News Limited’s power structure has received a major boost this morning following the departure of Sunday Telegraph editor Neil Breen.

Mark Latham has re-engaged in his slanging match with News Limited after what he calls “premeditated” attack by The Sunday Telegraph that framed him as an elderly women hater.

Of all the responses to Robert Manne’s Quarterly Essay on The Australian it is the letter from Tim Flannery published in the latest edition that adds the juiciest grist to the mill.