Pay for content

Posted by Michael on August 9, 2009, 5:28pm, 175 views, Leave a comment

A lot has been written and said about newspapers charging for online content since Rupert Murdoch restated News Corp’s intention to go down this path in the next 12 months. Read more

Rupert the brave

Posted by Michael on June 20, 2009, 4:37pm, 163 views, Leave a comment

It’s hard to know if Rupert Murdoch is being fair dinkum when he predicts that newspapers will be completely digital within the next two or three years. Read more

Fairfax under the pump

Posted by Michael on February 21, 2009, 5:49pm, 220 views, Leave a comment

According to a report in The Australian, rival Fairfax media has debt of $2.3 billion and market capitalisation of $1.5 billion. Read more

Age discounting over the top

Posted by Michael on February 21, 2009, 5:04pm, 164 views, Leave a comment

VexNews delivers some interesting information on marketing ploys at The Age to boost/fudge ailing circulation figures. Read more

Newspaper masthead ‘desecration’

Posted by on July 19, 2008, 2:42pm, 364 views, Leave a comment

The Australian Newsagency Blog has a section devoted to “newspaper masthead desecration” with 37 posts. Read more

The Age shows more bias

Posted by on May 16, 2008, 5:14pm, 281 views, Leave a comment

Age bias 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

Police intimidation

Posted by on April 30, 2008, 8:34pm, 459 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

Posted by on April 28, 2008, 9:44pm, 292 views, Leave a comment

The World Association of Newspapers is leading a push to free the press in China. Read more

Unrest at The Age

Posted by on April 25, 2008, 4:48pm, 227 views, Leave a comment

Crikey gives an interesting account of current unrest at Fairfax newspapers. Read more

Media Alliance weighs in

Posted by on April 18, 2008, 10:11pm, 270 views, Leave a comment

West Australian Attorney-General Jim McGinty has barred journalists from The West Australian from receiving notice of government media conferences. Read more

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