Tag: Print Media
Google's next step towards domination of the Information Age
In one of the greatest sleight of hand deals in intellectual property history, Google may be the repository of all books and similar publications coming out of the US.[MORE]
ABC takes nine Walkleys
The ABC scoops 9 Walkleys at a ceremony celebrating the best of Oz journalism.[MORE]
Don't abandon UK, Times urges Aussies
UK newspaper The Times has appealed to Australians in Britain not to head home, amid signs that looming recession and a plummeting pound are fuelling an Aussie exodus.[MORE]
Economy pessimism at record high: Gloom Gauge
Pessimism in the economy is at record levels, according to a gauge put out by CommSec.[MORE]
Kremlin probes media coverage of financial crisis: report
One of Russia's leading newspapers is reporting that the Government is investigating the media's coverage of the financial crisis to see if it further destabilised the market. [MORE]
Newspapers can survive digital age: Murdoch
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says newspapers will survive the digital age, as long as they provide readers with news they can trust.[MORE]
Outgoing Daily Tele editor urges Rees to quit
The outgoing editor of the Daily Telegraph newspaper, David Penberthy, says he would like to see NSW Premier Nathan Rees step down.[MORE]
Daily Telegraph editor quits
Daily Telegraph editor David Penberthy resigns in the midst of the paper's campaign to dump the NSW Government.[MORE]
Hoax NY Times declares end of Iraq war
Pranksters hand out 1.2m fake New York Times newspapers declaring the end of the war in Iraq.[MORE]
My friends thought I was dead, says Leak
Cartoonist Bill Leak may have a badly bruised head, but his funny bone is undamaged.[MORE]
WAN posts 44pc profit jump
West Australian Newpapers posted a 44 per cent increase in earnings for the first quarter of 2008.[MORE]
Cartoonist Leak could leave hospital today
Bill Leak hopes to leave hospital, 16 days after suffering head injuries in a balcony fall.[MORE]
When ghosts plagiarise
How many politicians are willing to stand up and say "I'm now going to read a speech by my staff assistant"?[MORE]
N Korea denies reports on Kim's ill health
North Korea's state media says that recent news reports about its leader Kim Jong-il's health were false, in their first direct comment on the reclusive ruler's suspected illness.[MORE]
Leak's condition improving after brain surgery
Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital says the condition of cartoonist Bill Leak is improving although he remains in a serious condition.[MORE]
Leak remains in hospital
Australian cartoonist Bill Leak remains in intensive care after falling from a balcony on Friday.[MORE]
Cartoonist Bill Leak seriously injured in balcony fall
Oz cartoonist Bill Leak is being treated for serious head injuries in a Sydney hospital.[MORE]
Murdoch says financial crisis hurting News Corp
News Corporation chief executive Rupert Murdoch says his company is being hurt by the slowing US economy and the global financial crisis.[MORE]
China extends media freedoms for foreign press
China has announced it had extended rules introduced for the Olympics allowing foreign reporters greater freedoms, but there was no easing of restrictions for domestic press.[MORE]
Media distorting NSW crime: study
The head of the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics, Don Weatherburn, says the media is encouraging a distorted and exaggerated view of crime in New South Wales.[MORE]
Electoral commissioner clears Canberra Times ad
Electoral commissioner dismisses concerns about an anti-Liberal Party sticker posted across the masthead of the Canberra Times.[MORE]
Canberra Times editor defends political ad
The Canberra Times editor Peter Fray has defended a decision to run election advertising across the paper's masthead.[MORE]
ABC journalists up for Walkley Awards
This year's finalists for the Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism have been announced. [MORE]
Reuters boycotts India-Australia series
International news agency Reuters has suspended its coverage of Australia's cricket tour of India because of what it calls unacceptable terms regarding vision and images.[MORE]
Code of conduct to address skinny model trend
The Government plans to introduce a code of conduct that would require magazines to tell readers when photos have been altered. [MORE]
