Front Page of the Day. The Daily News in New York pays tribute to the victims of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks in New York on the 11th anniversary of those events. Meanwhile, The New York Times has come under fire for not commemorating the attacks on its front page, while its tabloid competitor the New York Post also failed to partake in anniversary journalism. Which raised the question within the Crikey office this morning: how long is a newspaper meant to memorialise, on its front page, an event shared deeply by its readers?
The Department of Corrections. One’s a petulant sook, the other is … well … also a petulant sook. Except for the whole drug-cheating business you can understand why one may get disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and angry South African-born English cricketer Kevin Pietersen confused. From yesterday’s Hindustan Times in India:
Victoria rejects journo protection
“State Coalition MPs yesterday voted against an opposition amendments to Victoria’s proposed shield laws, which would have protected journalists from having to disclose confidential sources in secret hearings of the planned Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission or of other state investigative agencies.” — Herald Sun
Overington joins Women’s Weekly
“Walkley-winning journalist Caroline Overington has taken a senior role at ACP’s flagship title The Australian Women’s Weekly. Overington was formerly a columnist and journalist at The Australian. ” — mUmBRELLA
Interviewing Obama
“Michael Lewis, the bestselling author of Moneyball and The Big Short, was granted extraordinary access to President Obama for his latest article in Vanity Fair. But with that access came one major condition.” — The New York Times
Turkish journos face charges
“The biggest media trial in Turkey’s history has begun in what human rights groups say is an attempt by the government to intimidate the press and punish pro-Kurdish activists.” — The Guardian
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