Dicing with death … at six nautical miles an hour.Yesterday the Gold Coast Bulletin splashed with a story about dangerous behaviour on the high seas:
Only to water down the story a day later with this correction:
Vox Pop of the Day. Courtesy of the NT News…
Scandal sheet tipped to win Pulitzer Prize.
After weeks of hedging, the Pulitzer committee has acknowledged that the National Enquirer’s extensive coverage of John Edwards’ double life — stories that were first ignored, then dismissed, and finally vindicated in the mainstream press — would be considered for investigative reporting and national news reporting awards. — New York Times
Untangling the paywall conundrum.
Consumers may be unwilling to pay for content online, but they’re happy to purchase for their mobile phone — as the stunning success of magazine iphone apps shows. — Advertising Age
‘Voyeuristic’ website connecting strangers sees spike in Australian visitors.
“Chatroulette, a website created by a Russian teenager allowing random strangers to talk face to face via webcam has attracted worldwide attention, and has this month seen a spike in visits from Australian internet users.” — Mumbrella
Radio sales director accused of “vomiting up a storm”.
Radio bosses at 2GB yesterday launched an investigation into a drunken incident involving the station’s sales director, once again raising questions about the drinking culture at the station. Eyewitness reports claim that casino security were called to remove the “plastered” sales director who was “barely able to stand and completely unaware of what was going on” as he “violently vomited all over himself”. — Daily Telegraph
The Q&A audience is not stacked: ABC.
The national broadcaster has hit back at claims its Q&A audience is filled with agenda pushers and political partisans, saying it strives for balance and diversity. — The Drum
The last para re the ABC, bleating in fair dinkim Fox News tradition, it strives for ‘balance and diversity’is a joke. The ABC can strive to its heart content, that is not difinitive policy, thats a wish, a hope, a maybe. As for diversity, a word so open to interpretation, it can mean whatever the moguls at the ABC want it to mean. Its a cop out, one only has to listen to breakfast on Radio National or News Radio to find a lack of balance. Its difficult to know who is peeing in whose pocket at the ABC currently.