Uncle Rupert, life, the internet and everything
A few days Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corp will be charging for online news within a year. Problem is, who would pay for it? For starters, it would stuff newspaper sales because people won’t...
View ArticleNewser pays
It’s 3pm, it’s raining (thank goodness – whatever happened to a proper winter?), I’ve got a cup of tea and a list of things to do, so instead I’m thinking about the future of online news. Anna sent me...
View ArticleNewser pays #2
I keep going back to a piece Jason Whittaker wrote in March. He says the hope that ad revenue will support online news has been dashed and it’s time for consumers to pay. But it’s become a quality...
View ArticleMark Scott’s falling empires
As a journo I spend a bit of time wondering if my job will exist in two years’ time. Sometimes I’m so over putting together yet another bikini gallery for work that I wish my job would vanish. But...
View ArticleThere’s a Tiger in my news
I know the mainstream Australian news sites did cover it, but Tiger Woods having an affair shouldn’t have interested them. It’s tabloid stuff. But Tiger Woods having 12 affairs is newsworthy. So,...
View ArticleCan gadgets be green?
I’ve previously blogged about not owning iThings. It’s not that I dislike the company or the technology, but I’m just not a gadget person. Which is why it’s a bit of a surprise to be thinking about...
View ArticleWhy I still read newspapers
Every day. Yep. Every day. Yes, they contain yesterday’s news, but don’t kid yourself that news websites in the morning are more current – they are filled with stories the overnight crew took from the...
View ArticleSexing the news
I meant to post this yesterday but an impromtu dinner with McDonkey and Jen meant more wine, less internet. Anyway, this: On the job compo taken to new level: worker hurt during sex in hotel: The...
View ArticleVeet 1, news editors 0
Oh goody, another “study” from a company with a product to flog is considered news: Body hair linked to women’s confidence and body image, study reveals: ONE in three Australian women have knocked back...
View ArticleHow to embarrass yourself on a national website
I know, I know, I really shouldn’t be looking at News.com.au, but pointing out the stupid is just too much fun. Like this story on their homepage: News.com.au misses the point in a big way Why is Owen...
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