A Murdoch led consortium plus a beautiful bit of spinning by the Rudd PR team. Also, would you give the Nationals a chance with Barnaby Joyce as leader?
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US media: the dead and the dying
First quarter results for US media groups are looking grim. There will be blood on the floor.
The Conrad Black curse strikes again
From his jail cell in America, Conrad Black, the disgraced, convicted former newspaper magnate, has sunk another company, writes Glenn Dyer.
US classifieds fall 60% in just two years
American newspaper print ad revenues fell to their lowest level in 14 years last year and online ad revenues fell for the first time in five years, according to figures for 2008 ad revenues from the American Newspaper Association, writes Glenn Dyer.
