Paul Whittaker: editor of the country’s most-feared newspaper
You may not know Paul Whittaker but you do know his boss, Rupert Murdoch. Pugnacious, proud and confident, the 42-year-old Whittaker, the new editor of Sydney's Daily Telegraph, is already causing a...
View ArticleNYT lost in translation … Bolt’s ex exists … Sunrise not broken …
Nice to see Andrew Bolt's one-time fiancée Sue Walshe coming out in Saturday's Age following Crikey's revelations last Tuesday that she actually existed and that the duo were definitely engaged. Plus...
View ArticleNew NotW claims … Brown’s newspaper licences … the political hashtag …
Sydney's Daily Telegraph should be applauded for this fine interest rates/Melbourne Cup quinella. Plus the latest from the Department of Corrections and other media news of the day.
View ArticleLabor Senator brands Daily Tele’s Rudd front page a red herring
Labor Senator Doug Cameron has accused Daily Telegraph editor Paul Whittaker of beating up a fake front page story on Kevin Rudd's return to the leadership to distract from claims he used Australian...
View ArticleA Harto-off … SMH online chaos … Nine debt strife …
In today's Media Briefs: SMH online in chaos ... Nine debt problems for shareholders ... Neville Thurlbeck rejects request to help phone-hacking investigation and more ...
View ArticleLeveson latest … Sandilands v staff … James Murdoch to exit? …
Brilliant tabloid work by The Daily Telegraph. Plus, JK Rowling tells of press attention's impact on children, James Murdoch departures "may herald his exit from papers" and other media news.
View ArticleElectric finish to top year of partisan journalism from The Tele
More propaganda from The Daily Telegraph -- this time on electricity efficiency. Let's dissect a particularly blatant example.
View ArticleMark Latham’s Tele complaint to the Press Council
Today Crikey reproduces Mark Latham’s complaint to the Press COuncil.
View ArticleMore managers go in News Ltd rationalisation
The ructions inside News Limited have continued with the resignations of two senior executives in Diana Eilert and Tim Sligo.
View ArticleRann rams Oz … Sunny Coast rival … Sly Bailey a dud …
In today's Media Briefs: Mike Rann rips into The Australian ... Is Trinity Mirror CEO Sly Bailey the world's most under-performing media executive? ... US TV reports SBS exclusive -but ignored by...
View ArticleHun jumps gun … Tele‘s shifty 50 … Nuance to close …
News Limited's The Daily Telegraph outdid its tabloid brothers and sisters today with its coverage of the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut (well, its angle was "50 reasons the Big Four banks MUST pass...
View ArticleDrug babies born every minute … Advocate’s baby blue … CNN ratings rut …
Stop the presses, hold the internet, News Corp issues shock statement about an 81-year-old geezer. Apparently Rupert Murdoch's hands are still firmly on the wheel.
View ArticleTele teases … Oz bucks Broncos … 7.30 to focus on journalism
In today's Media Briefs: Sunday Hun's Shaw Crisis ... No tease from the Tele ... Who coaches the Brisbane Broncos? ... Front Page of the Day ... Big changes at News and Fairfax and more ...
View ArticleTen to market … Oz HuffPo on hold … FIVEaa’s Francis froths …
In today's Media Briefs: HuffPo shelves Aussie expansion plans ... Tele boasts its scoops over SMH ... Francis fans asylum anger ... Front Page of the Day and more ...
View ArticleKohler on News … LinkedIn hacked …
In today's Media Briefs: Fairfax chiefs attack staff 'intimidation' ... Vox Pop of the Day ... Front Page of the Day ... The Department of Corrections ... How Four Corners hunted people smugglers and...
View ArticleNews Ltd campaign ‘no panacea for power price rises’
Energy experts have poured cold water over a News Limited-backed campaign that aims to use people power to "wipe out" the impact of the carbon tax on electricity prices.
View ArticleLewis to water … Black Cav’s big night … The Shire ditched? …
In today's Media Briefs: Black Caviar draws big late-night numbers ... Steve Lewis' "Bottle-gate" blunder ... Murdoch critic of ABC has convenient amnesia ... Front Page of the Day ... SBS axes...
View ArticleFalconio journo in court … Buttrose warned Paper Giants producers
In today's Media Briefs: Front Page of the Day ... How the British press covered the American Revolution ... Seven Network journalist to face court ... Ita Buttrose warned Paper Giants producers and...
View ArticleDefence chiefs condemn News Ltd for naming slain soldier
Defence Force chiefs have slammed the decision by News Limited to publish the name of the Australian Special Forces soldier killed in Afghanistan this week, in scathing letters sent to editors and CEO...
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