Digital • Crikey

Yes — taxpayers should bail out journalism. It’s the least bad option we’ve got left

Tim Burrowes — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:34:25 +0000

'If making The Great Gatsby is in the interest of the Australian taxpayer, then so is covering the news.'

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Piers Grove’s media company stops publishing, misses salary payments

Cam Wilson — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:35:02 +0000

A new media venture has abruptly stopped publishing following a Crikey investigation, as one former employee says that the company has already missed deadlines for promised payments.

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‘He just moves on’: Australia’s most prolific progressive media investor has left a trail of chaos behind him

Cam Wilson — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 02:06:08 +0000

Piers Grove helped launch The Betoota Advocate, The Daily Aus and a beloved ABC show. An exclusive Crikey investigation reveals why former colleagues aren’t surprised his latest venture is unravelling.

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‘Outrageous and stupid’: First major redundancies revealed as News Corp swings axe

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 29 May 2024 02:55:17 +0000

'To dump an accomplished woman who’s better at her job than anyone else in this country ... is disgusting,' one News Corp source told Crikey.

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News Corp’s ‘Let Them Be Kids’ campaign is a mix of stupidity and hypocrisy

Bernard Keane — Tue, 21 May 2024 01:24:04 +0000

As its history shows, News Corp has never cared about kids.

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From ‘Jimflation’ to ‘Lucky Chalm’: How did the Australian press cover the 2024 budget?

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 15 May 2024 03:00:44 +0000

The federal budget offers an insight into the political biases and blind spots among Australia's major media players.

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Age verification won’t work, but idiot verification is doing fine in the male violence debate

Bernard Keane — Thu, 02 May 2024 01:32:40 +0000

Imposing age verification in an effort to block kids' access to pornography will just send Australians to the darker and more sinister parts of the internet.

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Everyone hates social media, right? But stop pretending you’re better than it

Bernard Keane — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:31:18 +0000

Twitter shouldn't take down the footage of the Wakeley attack — not if we're going to tolerate the poor news standards of the mainstream media.

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In the backlash over Meta’s Instagram decision we missed its other disturbing move

Crystal Andrews — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:57:55 +0000

By expanding its definition of political content, the tech giant insists the personal isn't political.

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Threats, lawsuits, smears: How the global war on fact-checkers and misinfo experts came to Australia

Cam Wilson — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:08:37 +0000

The public scrutiny of misinformation, disinformation and lies has become politicised to the point of farce — and we're all dumber for it.

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