Journalism • 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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No — taxpayers should not bail out journalism. They do so already!

Chris Berg — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:25:50 +0000

'Crikey has been arguing for a long time that News Corp pays less tax that it ought to. Guess who the biggest private beneficiaries of subsidised journalism are?'

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We once called TV journos the ‘Filth’. Nine’s management has earned the label

Joel Deane — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:51:00 +0000

Nine's exodus of 85 staff — dozens with irreplaceable experience and contacts — reflects a management team that either doesn't understand or doesn't care about journalism.

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Seven isn’t a suitable TV licence holder. Time to shut it down

Bernard Keane — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:40:02 +0000

The Seven Network no longer meets even the basic requirements of the Broadcasting Services Act. It should be shut down.

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The corporate media is far more powerful than social media in inciting extremism

Bernard Keane — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 01:32:33 +0000

Everyone is blaming social media for a rise in extremism, but the mainstream media, with its wider reach and legitimacy, is doing more to drive extremism than the likes of Twitter.

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Ex-ABC podcast superstar Wendy Zukerman sends a message, and The Daily Aus passes around the cap

Cam Wilson — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 02:12:29 +0000

Wendy Zukerman stirs up ABC's Futurecast, The Daily Aus asks for donations, and we say goodbye to Jane Hansen.

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Why do journalists love the narrative that premier Neville Wran was ‘corrupt’?

Christopher Warren — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 23:43:19 +0000

What counts as journalism has changed a lot over the past four decades.

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The gambling ad ban isn’t about gambling. It’s about the future of the media.

Bernard Keane — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:19:30 +0000

The corporate media believes it needs gambling ad revenue to survive. It's essentially arguing 'let us do a little damage to society because it will enable us to do some good'.

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How to get the paper out during a strike

Charlie Lewis — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 01:29:47 +0000

Facing five days without the majority of their writing staff, Nine management has resorted to creative measure to fill their papers, with mixed results.

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Murdoch feud isn’t about money: Lachlan’s siblings want to save the empire

Stephen Mayne — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:29:42 +0000

Lachlan’s adult siblings clearly want to remove his board and management control to tame the wilder right-wing instincts of Fox and News Corp.

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