Andrew Dodd, Author at Crikey

Murdoch to Musk: How global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros

Andrew Dodd — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:10:33 +0000

Are we better off with tech bros who assert their influence brazenly, or old-style media moguls who exert influence under the cover of journalism?

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Yes, Australians should give two shits — perhaps even four — about Murdoch’s succession saga

Andrew Dodd — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 23:50:42 +0000

'Rupert’s not too fussed about the money, because it won’t be much use to him where he’s going. Paper’s flammable after all.'

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Harry takes the stand, the first royal to do so since 1890

Andrew Dodd — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 01:34:41 +0000

History was being made in Britain's High Court as the prince gave evidence. But the defence cared not for history and went on the attack.

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Harry’s absence not top news item on day one of the Mirror’s hacking trial

Andrew Dodd — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:27:01 +0000

The battle royale has begun and the newspaper group says there's 'zilch, zero, nil, nada' evidence the duke's phone was hacked.

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Carlson is as ‘happy as a clam’: live from the audience of Fox News’ Hannity show

Andrew Dodd — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:03:55 +0000

Inside Hannity's studio audience, viewers are treated to Biden family bashing, Trump love, and a football or two thrown into the crowd.

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Sext files closed? Proposed decriminalising for ‘harmless’ texts

Andrew Dodd — Thu, 30 May 2013 02:50:13 +0000

After a parliamentary inquiry, a committee has proposed descriminalising sexting in Victoria. Young people caught on the Sex Offenders Register could now be delisted.

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‘Every day I am dying here’: how asylum seekers turn to smugglers

Andrew Dodd — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:02:56 +0000

Journalists Andrew Dodd and Christine Horn went to Indonesia to see how people smugglers operate. In part two of their investigation, the cost and complexity of the boat journey to Australia.

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Australia’s waiting room: why they board boats in Indonesia

Andrew Dodd — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:05:04 +0000

The waiting game for asylum seekers in Indonesian camps is too much for some. Journalists Andrew Dodd and Christine Horn journey to Cisarua, south of Jakarta, to discover why they board boats to Australia.

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The great escape: a slow release to the wild in Malaysia

Andrew Dodd — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:45:49 +0000

It was a daring escape: freeing a trapped slow loris -- a doe-eyed creature from Borneo's forests -- from under the nose of its captives. Andrew Dodd and Christine Horn grabbed the primate and ran.

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2012 Crikeys: the best and worst journalism this year

Andrew Dodd — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:55:48 +0000

From the sublime to the ridiculous, Crikey hands out awards for the best and worst journalism in a year which brought us various media reviews, the usual fare from The Australian ... and a very high-profile prank call.

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