Newspaper masthead ‘desecration’
July 19, 2008, 2:42pm, 142 views, Leave a Comment
The Australian Newsagency Blog has a section devoted to “newspaper masthead desecration” with 37 posts. Read more
Perth online war fizzles
June 29, 2008, 3:58pm, 151 views, Leave a Comment
The online media war in Perth is a fizzer. The much-hyped launch of Fairfax Media’s WA Today web site has delivered little that’s new, interesting or inspiring. Read more
The Age shows more bias
May 16, 2008, 5:14pm, 148 views, Leave a Comment
The Age’s online sub-editors have shown clear bias in their choice of language for describing an American court’s ruling on same-sex marriages. Read more
Quokka story was a joke
May 15, 2008, 10:26am, 142 views, Leave a Comment
WA Liberal leader Troy Buswell has taken the extraordinary step of issuing a media release to welcome a blogger’s apology for starting the quokka rumor. Read more
Chair-sniffing victim identified
May 12, 2008, 9:15pm, 189 views, Leave a Comment
The Australian on Saturday identified Troy Buswell’s chair-sniffing victim as former Liberal Party staffer Karry Smith. Read more
Foxtel interruptus
May 2, 2008, 5:50pm, 170 views, Leave a Comment
Foxtel chose an odd time yesterday to install a software update on viewers’ set-top boxes. Read more
Police intimidation
April 30, 2008, 8:34pm, 279 views, 5 Comments
All Australians should be concerned with today’s WA police raid on the Sunday Times office in Perth. Read more
Chinese press gag
April 28, 2008, 9:44pm, 156 views, Leave a Comment

The World Association of Newspapers is leading a push to free the press in China. Read more
Bulletin revival hope
April 26, 2008, 10:15am, 127 views, Leave a Comment
The Australian reports that London-based funds manager Peter Hall is considering buying The Bulletin masthead. Read more
Unrest at The Age
April 25, 2008, 4:48pm, 116 views, Leave a Comment
Crikey gives an interesting account of current unrest at Fairfax newspapers. Read more
