Emily Watkins
Reporter @emilykwatkins
Emily covers all things "media" for Crikey and is based in Sydney. She has previously worked for the ABC's Media Watch and reported on courts, crocodiles and occasionally UFOs for the NT News.
Coverage of bushfires in Victioria and New South Wales has illustrated which breakfast TV faction can handle an emergency, and which preferred to show Richard Wilkins on a rollercoaster.
Sunrise has pulled down footage, originally provided to them by a non profit, which was repurposed in a way that may "perpetuate ideas and stereotypes about Indigenous people".
Two stories in The Daily Telegraph attacking former Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs for speaking at a Bob Brown Foundation event have been found in breach of Australian Press Council standards.
After two dismal weeks of ratings for Nine's two footy shows, you have to wonder if the channel can afford to keep them in the schedule
The Herald Sun's Paul Tatnell has taken a shot at The Daily Mail Australia in an ongoing pass-ag war over content theft. And other media tidbits of the day.
Lehmo is heading to the ABC. Plus other media tidbits of the day.
Despite the fact that more and more of us are consuming podcasts every year, the industry will not see big profits until producers shift to subscription services. But are Australians willing to pay for it?
The Australian's food writer John Lethlean has bitten back at celebrity chef Manu Feildel over claims he destroyed Fieldel's restaurant. Plus, other media tidbits.
The ACT's chief minister Andrew Barr has taken a swipe at journalists and mainstream media, which The Canberra Time is calling a Trumpian desire "to shape government policy to his personal, long-held enmity".
Studio 10 co-host Jessica Rowe made the surprise announcement on the program this morning that she would be leaving the network. In a statement on-air, Rowe said she wanted to spend more time with her family and be a "more present" mother.
