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Daily snippets of media news, commentary and analysis from around world.

<em>BuzzFeed</em> has decided to split its operation into news and entertainment. Those of you who say you "read <em>BuzzFeed</em> for the news and never look at the cat vids", you've been found out.

BuzzFeed splits cats and news

BuzzFeed has decided to split its operation into news and entertainment. Those of you who say you "read BuzzFeed for the news and never look at the cat vids", you've been found out.

Yet another cooking show fails to excite.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

Yet another cooking show fails to excite.

Australian journalists, polish up that CV: <em>The New York Times</em> is launching Down Under.

New York Times confirms Australian expansion

Australian journalists, polish up that CV: The New York Times is launching Down Under.

Audiences are down and so is revenue.

Prime feels the pinch

Audiences are down and so is revenue.

Pollies beware: a Queensland newspaper has a new policy of publishing questions politicians choose to ignore.

Paper promises to publish questions politicians ignore

Pollies beware: a Queensland newspaper has a new policy of publishing questions politicians choose to ignore.

Seven works hard to keep the Olympic momentum going.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

Seven works hard to keep the Olympic momentum going.

Today's front-page "exclusive" in <em>The Australian</em> is only exclusive because the paper chose to break an embargo.

Oz's front-page 'exclusive' a broken embargo

Today's front-page "exclusive" in The Australian is only exclusive because the paper chose to break an embargo.

With the Games over, it's back to regular business for Seven.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

With the Games over, it's back to regular business for Seven.

An allegedly anal sex scene did not breach broadcasting codes.

'Anal' is in the eye of the beholder

An allegedly anal sex scene did not breach broadcasting codes.