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Yes, we should mourn the axing of Leunig — he’s the last of the Magnificent Seven

Michael Smith — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:35:20 +0000

'His work was a soft and comforting relief from most of the day’s news. I cannot remember censoring a single Leunig cartoon and nor would I have censored any of the cartoons that upset his recent editors.'

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‘One word: Cashflow’ — Simon & Schuster swallows independent publisher Affirm

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 01:59:58 +0000

Affirm Press CEO and co-founder Martin Hughes told Crikey he didn't see the swallowing up of independent publishers as a problem, but merely a 'cyclical' thing that creates opportunities for new publishers.

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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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‘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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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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Hugh Grant and the glorious history of UK tabloids

Charlie Lewis — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:45:10 +0000

The Sun's publisher insist that their 'enormous' settlement with Hugh Grant is not an admission of any impropriety. And with this history, who'd doubt them?

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Meta faces down a media more obsessed with peddling influence than public interest

Bernard Keane — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 23:44:22 +0000

Governments should fund public interest journalism, rather than slug foreign tech companies to prop up our dying media oligopoly.

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The Schwartz family’s big quit, and Fox finally covers Paul Kent

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:25:52 +0000

In this week's Media Briefs, the patriarch of Schwartz Media resigns and Fox Sports finally decides to report on a controversy involving one of its own.

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Seven’s glory bath, Haigh tears into the Oz, and an accidental cricket slur

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 22:01:40 +0000

An ex-Seven reporter has told Crikey that they 'feel ashamed to have worked for Seven', as the blowout from Lehrmann's rent scandal continues.

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The Daily Mail doesn’t listen, football’s coming home and AI goes rogue

Daanyal Saeed — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 01:03:18 +0000

This week an ABC veteran moves on and journalists were put under the spotlight for their coverage of gendered violence.

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