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Why Crikey is joining the Press Council
Sophie BlackMar 19, 201214 Comments
After months of ongoing discussions, Private Media, publisher of Crikey, is officially joining the Australian Press Council.
Cracking the code and regulating the wild west of online media
Sophie BlackSep 19, 20112 Comments
Several weeks ago Crikey, and our publisher Private Media, promised our own internal code of conduct. Here it is.
Sideshow Alley: let them eat cake
Sophie BlackJul 29, 20111 Comment
We salute these valid contributions to dumbing down and deliberately misleading the public and commend them to the public -- with extra points to Scullion for simultaneously making politics more stupid and slightly threatening with the wave of a piping bag.
Sideshow Alley: I'm sorry, could you repeat the question?
Sophie BlackJul 22, 20112 Comments
Each week Sideshow Alley will nominate the latest offerings to the service of dumbing down politics by journalists and/or politicians...
A pair of black court shoes
Sophie BlackJul 15, 20118 Comments
Each week we'll nominate the latest offerings to the service of dumbing down politics by journalists and/or politicians and at the end of each month we'll be asking Lindsay Tanner to write through his pick of the best/worst example.
A step-by-step guide to manufacturing a story, c/o The Oz
Sophie BlackFeb 24, 201152 Comments
This headline appears on page 9 of The Australian today: "Crikey forced to remove fake Abbott story". That was news to us. Let us explain what happened...
Catch Meredith highlight act El Guincho in Perth
Sophie BlackDec 17, 2010
In a strong line-up, El Guincho seemed to be the first band to be given The Boot. A tradition that first sprung up at sister festival Golden Plains, there's no higher honour than witnessing a section of the crowd hold their shoes aloft in a sign of respect for a great performance.
Beg for last-minute Meredith Music Festival tix
Sophie BlackDec 9, 2010
20 years later, and the annual Meredith Music festival is world renowned as one of, if not the, best music festivals in Australia. What's its secret? Why does it engender such loyalty and love from patrons?
Former Assange lawyer asks: what about the exculpatory evidence?
Sophie BlackDec 8, 2010
James D. Catlin, who acted for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in London back in October, told Crikey that Swedish authorities still haven't provided "powerful exculpatory evidence" -- a series of SMS messages and tweets sent by the women involved -- necessary to obtain an arrest warrant.
Joye: we have an information exchange for equities -- why not debt?
Nov 8, 20102 Comments
This is an extract of a speech presented by Rismark's Christopher Joye at last week's LIXI Industry Forum: One of the problems with m