Misha Ketchell writes:



The Bulletin describes itself as “Australia’s longest running magazine … devoted to news and current affairs.”

So how did today’s Bulletin
cover the biggest news story of the past week, the media bunfight over
the Llewellyn affidavit and management turmoil at the Nine network? Not
a word (or a picture or a cartoon).

We contacted editor-in-chief
Garry Linnell and editor Kathy Bail this morning to find out why the
story slipped past them, but we’re yet to hear back. We can only assume
they believed today’s cover story “The Office Diet” was a genuinely
bigger story than, er, “Nine Implodes”. And, of course, that editorial
decision didn’t have anything to do with the fact that Nine and The Bulletin are corporate stablemates or that Linnell is about take up the top news job at Nine.

We also called The Chaser team to ask why they failed to mention the Nine story in their spoofy Bulletin
column. Chaser’s website editor Dominic Knight said that in the past
ACP had decided not to run some stories about PBL or Nine and they
“don’t always print unfiltered what we submit.” But this time it wasn’t
a case of censorship – there wasn’t any need because the Chaser gang
decided not to write anything about the Nine brouhaha.

“I
currently write for Fairfax, News and ACP – all major news media
organisations (apart from the ABC) will not publish stuff that is
embarrassing to themselves, in my experience,” he said.

“Australia’s longest running magazine … devoted to news and current affairs.” Except when it’s too close to home.