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THE GUARDIAN
Are giant spiders on the Aussie Guardian menu?
The Guardian is coming to Australia — where giant spiders will probably kill you. Will the British care about anything other than deadly wildlife and local cliches?
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The Guardian launches raid on Fairfax: top hacks depart
The Guardian’s hiring of Lenore Taylor and Katharine Murphy is a wake up call for anyone who’s been sceptical about how serious the publication is taking its Australian experiment.
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Media briefs: US mag data … sport’s black day … Guardian sorry …
Following months of negotiation, The Guardian has issued an apology over sensational stories about corruption in the Mexican media. And other media tidbits.
READ MOREGun stats in the firing line
Crikey readers have their say on the biggest stories of the week.
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Guardian at the gates: Oz play bad news for Fairfax
With The Guardian announcing its expansion into Australia, what does more competition mean for local media players? It’s probably not good news for Fairfax.
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Foxtel out-rated Ten? … Seven bid woes … Guardian up …
In today’s Media Briefs: Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections … ACCC concerns over Seven’s Foxtel bid … Guardian has best readership: study … Fairfax appoints marketing boss …
READ MOREWikiLeaks partners a motley crew on Syria
WikiLeaks has now teamed with a bankrupt Spanish publisher, a French web upstart and a newspaper accused of bias towards the Assad regime as media partners for the release of 2.4 million Syrian government emails.
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Journo grad pay … no net for Iran … Sydney’s radio wreck …
How much does a graduate journalist earn? Elizabeth Redman did some digging to find out that most start on $35,000-$47,000, with those at rural jobs at the lower end. Plus other media news.
READ MOREAn unusual twist in the NotW phone-hacking tale
The Leveson inquiry into the UK print media has taken an unusual turn.
READ MOREMost popular news stories on Facebook in 2011
The BBC have proudly reported that one of its stories, about the world reaching seven billion people, topped Facebook’s most popular stories of 2011. The Sun, The Guardian and Daily Mail also make the top 20, reports Richard Farmer.
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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 …
READ MORECorporate personhood — and a right to privacy?
The controversial issue of human rights for corporations took an unexpected turn this week in Britain.
READ MOREAnother wheel falls off Murdoch train wreck
Should it surprise anyone that the corporate culture that produced industrial-scale phone hacking in Britain was also at work elsewhere? Hardly.
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Cutting The Monthly … violence in Egypt …
Across the inner cities of the world, goes out the cry these days — has The Guardian completely lost the plot? That’s due to rising prices and making the paper a crowd sourced affair. Plus, other media news of the day.
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What drives Guardianistas so crazy about matters Assange?
So you thought the WikiLeaks saga couldn’t get any stranger, more convoluted or more ridiculous in juxtaposing stories of world import with petty absurdity? Think again.
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WikiLeaks and disclosing classified
information
Julian Assange may face prosecution for revealing the identity of an ASIO officer. But governments disclose secret things all the time.
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It’s done: bruised egos lead to the release of uncensored WikiLeaks cables
The full, uncensored Wikileaks cables are now available. And it seems the egos of those involved with Wikileaks and its media partners are the reason why.
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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 …
READ MOREHow the The Guardian & The NY Times worked together on phone hacking scoop
Late last year The Guardian was frustrated with British laws limiting their investigations in to the News of the World scandal. So editor Alan Rusbridger gave the editor of the New York Times a call…
READ MOREBlaming the internet: the gatekeepers’ take on phone hacking
The Guardian’s phone hacking scandal has been in the finest traditions of the mainstream media - and so is its attitude to new media.
READ MORENotW scandal: Conroy must play probity card in Oz Network contract
If the Gillard Government is looking for an excuse not to give Sky News the $223 million Australia Television contract, it should come straight out with a probity argument based on the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
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This is what they do
The News of the World hacking scandal just picked on the wrong person. Not rich, not powerful, not political, not privileged, not public. A murdered British schoolgirl.
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Origin bias … Leila’s origin lobbying … Guardian v Rupert …
In today’s Media Briefs: no deal in Fairfax pay dispute … Penguin Classics launches iPhone app … Mexico called to end attacks on journos … Front Page of the Day and more …
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Origin’s paper war … Oz HuffPo …
State of Origin fever spilled over into print this week as News Limited tabloids went to war on the judiciary appearance of star Queensland back Jonathan Thurston. Plus other media news of the day.
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