Shame on the media’s obsession with the Singlehouse ‘scandal’
The John Singleton-Gai Waterhouse saga is a non-story that sums up where the mainstream media is headed. It's a ready-made narrative without meaning, and it's easy for the media to cover. Get used to...
View ArticleGambling on a great story
Crikey readers vent their spleens on the gambling industry and Bernard Keane's fantasy budget.
View ArticleFairfax, Macquarie merger poses risk to independence
It's the deal that never truly dies: a tie-up between the Macquarie Radio Network and Fairfax Radio. But would a merger set Fairfax on a collision course with Macquarie stars Alan Jones and Ray Hadley?
View ArticleMedia briefs: Janet v 18c … racing v mining … March madness …
Rundle: the 18c wars, latest dispatch ... Wrong place for a mine (better for horses) ... Front page(s) of the day ...
View ArticleMayne: why Fairfax should walk away from 2GB merger
Fairfax should consider all the implications of a business merger before it jumps into bed with 2GB and John Singleton.
View ArticleSingleton lashes ACMA for forced sale
Singleton might not be happy, but it was Macquarie’s procrastination that eventually wore down ACMA’s patience. The post Singleton lashes ACMA for forced sale appeared first on Crikey.
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John Singleton’s Oz interview is a thing to behold
The national broadsheet took time out on Monday to tell us what John Singleton thinks of the #metoo movement, for some reason. The post John Singleton’s <i>Oz</i> interview is a thing to...
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‘Ask Alan’: Alan Jones is returning to radio with a spot on a small, regional...
The controversial radio shock jock said he was lured back on air 'simply to give a voice' to the people of the Central Coast. The post ‘Ask Alan’: Alan Jones is returning to radio with a spot on a...
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The rich lists used to be compelling reading. What happened?
Back in the day the whole country would pounce with glee on the AFR's annual Rich List, but these days it's a shadow of its former self. The post The rich lists used to be compelling reading. What...
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Confected outrage, wacky war crimes and more from a long, long weekend
The right makes up yet another reason to get angry at Joe Biden. Plus some interesting contrasts in the reporting of Newspoll, and plenty more in this week's Tips and Murmurs. The post Confected...
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