Westpoll: McGowan off to a solid start in WAThe West Australian’s first poll in nearly two years still shows Labor well behind but also finds 20 percent of voters more likely to vote for the party under new leader Mark McGowan, reports William Bowe.
The West Australian
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 …
Murdoch inquiry TV guide … a political review … the Louise boat …
TV guide: Murdoch inquiry … Review, with a side order of politics … All aboard the Louise boat … Front Page of the Day …
Bad blood between Murdoch, Stokes could become daily occurrence
As Perth journos continue to snooze over the dregs of the silly season, News Limited has restarted its assault on the city’s “gentleman’s agreement” that neatly divides its daily newspaper market between Kerry Stokes and Rupert Murdoch.
Hey Hey it’s The Sunday Times’ Saturday ‘lunchbox edition’
Perth’s newspaper war has jacked up a notch with News Limited’s Sunday Times set to launch a Saturday “lunchbox edition” next week to take on bitter rival The West Australian, Crikey can reveal.
Spinning the Media: Arts and entertainment — old recycled bits about Nicole Richie
Journalists no longer need to tackle the paparazzi scrum for snippets of Hollywood news, writes Amanda Hoh: they can be found through a simple Google search.
Spinning the Media: The PR drive
If there is anything that’s sure to sell a car other than a flashy advertising campaign, it’s a glowing endorsement from a leading motoring publication, write Daniel Bishton and Alexander McGhee.
Spinning the Media: The editors fire back. Or don’t.
Newspaper editors respond to the results of Crikey’s Spinning the Media study, which found over half of their news is generated by PR.
Editor of The West Australian, Brett McCarthy, responds
The West Australian editor Brian McCarthy responds to our Spinning The Media study findings that 55% of the articles analysed in his paper were initiated by public relations.
Talking the Town: Talking the Town: Pilger’s wrong to bag The West
Those expecting a fierce attack on media moguls from Australian ex-pat journalist John Pilger would have been disappointed at his Q&A session in Perth yesterday, writes Lawrence Apps.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Double-standards at ACMA?
Does SBS board member and West Australian editor-in-chief Bob Cronin have a conflict of interest? The inside word on ABC’s summer holidays, and the farce of Australian airport security.
For the West it’s no story without Stokes
You can’t keep a good media proprietor down, writes Perth paper watcher Skink. Kerry Stokes has been gracious enough to appear in his own TV studio, and on the front page of his own paper.
The West Australian’s ethics beggar belief
Last Friday, two cadet reporters masqueraded as beggars on the streets of Perth to obtain information for articles published in The West Australian. Is this deception?
Tips and rumours: The new Defence Minister’s first visit to Russell Hill
Scene One, Act One from the new Defence Minister’s first visit to Russell Hill, and The West calls for voluntary redundancies.
ACA credibility delivered via firebomb
Senior Perth ACA reporter, John Mort’s car was firebombed Sunday night after he had reported on the activities on bikie gangs in the city. Thumbs-up to rival news orgs for reporting it properly.
Tips and rumours: A new old ANZ logo?
Is the ANZ doing a backflip on its new logo? And where was The West Australian’s Swine Flu coverage?
Shiny happy West Australian news
It was a full house and expectations were high, but West Australian Newspapers CEO Chris Wharton didn’t deliver the headline his audience were seeking at his Perth Press Club address on Friday, writes Lawrence Apps.
Challenges aplenty for The West post-Armstrong
Media circles in WA are abuzz with speculation about the successor to Paul Armstrong as editor of The West Australian, writes Lawrence Apps.
Armstrong goes; new hope for The West
With editor Paul Armstrong’s departure from The West Australian, the paper now has an opportunity to regain trust and respect, writes Lawrence Apps.
Paul Armstrong joins the former-editor club of Australia
The last twelve months has seen a massive movement of deckchairs aboard the vessels that are the nation’s metropolitan daily newspapers, writes Margaret Simons.
Clean sweep at The West
The announcement of Bob Cronin as WA Newspapers editor-in-chief will place further pressure on editor Paul Armstrong, writes Lawrence Apps.
Shake-up at The West
Editor Paul Armstrong suddenly looks limp-wristed following yesterday’s announcement that WA Newspapers CEO, the board chairman and two other directors were resigning, writes Lawrence Apps.
Newspaper circulation figures slip again: read all about it
All publishers were handed some uncomfortable reading in the latest newspaper circulation figures, reports Glenn Dyer.
Stokes mounts board coup at WA News
Kerry Stokes has achieved his long held ambition of joining the board of West Australian News. Now, as Stephen Mayne reports, the real work begins.
Tips and rumours
NSW Premier Morris Iemma’s trade mission to China has already suffered its first diplomatic stumble. Iemma, accompanied by his Primary Industries and Energy Minister Ian Macdonald, flew to China last week with representatives from 33 NSW companies. In parliament last Thursday Iemma boasted that the delegation also comprised officials from nine NSW universities “underscoring the […]
