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  • Amanda Meade

    Seven’s Andrew O’Keefe coverage turns ugly as goading cameraman crosses a line

    Amanda Meade
    Viewers lash out at ‘harassment’ of former TV star. Plus: AFR parts ways with Rowan Dean
  • Daisy Dumas

    Enemy at the gate? The West Australian turns its guns on Labor to back the mining giants

    Daisy Dumas
    The newspaper owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes has not been shy about attacking environmental reforms – but are readers getting the full picture?
  • Kate Lyons

    60 Minutes promises Elle Macpherson tell-all amid furore over breast cancer treatment claims

    Kate Lyons
    Tracy Grimshaw is trumpeting her first assignment for Nine’s flagship current affairs show. But will she pull any punches?
  • Amanda Meade

    Times are tough in the media – just not for Australia’s TV network executives

    Amanda Meade
    Amid scandals, industrial disputes and profit downgrades, the Seven and Nine leadership was still rewarded handsomely. Plus: Sammy J’s ratings win
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  • Amanda Meade

    Where’s the beef? Gina Rinehart puts past journalism quarrel aside with pies at the Kennedys

    Amanda Meade
    Mining billionaire, who hasn’t always been on good terms with reporters, bankrolls journalism awards. Plus: cuts continue across media companies
  • Amanda Meade

    ‘Game of Thrones’: AFR editor blindsided as Nine inundated with voluntary redundancy applications

    Amanda Meade
    Nine CEO defends highly publicised decision to carry the Olympic torch in Paris. Plus: ABC revives beloved news theme
  • Amanda Meade

    Linda Reynolds praises ‘fair and balanced’ Albrechtsen – but reveals she is no fan of Samantha Maiden

    Amanda Meade
    Liberal senator gives evidence at defamation trial about why she chose to leak confidential information to the Australian columnist. Plus: Four Corners to air exposé on Seven
  • Amanda Meade

    Peta Credlin nominated for Kennedy award despite Uluru statement report failing factcheck

    Amanda Meade
    Credlin’s report was removed by Facebook after RMIT factcheckers found its central claim was incorrect – a finding subsequently disputed by Sky
  • Amanda Meade

    Nine journalists do their block over Scott Cam’s Paris Olympics appearance amid strike

    Amanda Meade
    Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch’s real-life succession drama
  • Amanda Meade

    Nine CEO urges staff to ‘get into the Olympic spirit’ – but doesn’t mention he will keep the flame burning in Paris

    Amanda Meade
    Mike Sneesby will run in the torch relay on top of hosting advertisers. Plus: Joe Hockey turns Trump expert for Sky News
  • Tory Shepherd

    Star rating: Channel Seven panned for including astrology on nightly news

    Tory Shepherd
    Morning Show astrologer AstroTash lined up for a regular horoscope segment, drawing ridicule online. Plus: headlines behind bars
  • Amanda Meade

    Tory Maguire defends Nine CEO’s trip to Greece as reporters seethe over job cuts

    Amanda Meade
    Nine staff ask managing director of publishing if Mike Sneesby failed to ‘face the music’ after announcing job cuts. Plus: Andrew Probyn unloads on ABC
  • Amanda Meade

    ‘Not a great fan’: Phillip Adams signs off with parting shot at ABC chairman Kim Williams

    Amanda Meade
    Adams criticises Williams but wishes him well ‘in trying to save the joint’. Plus: turmoil at Seven as staff axed
  • Amanda Meade

    News Corp boss grilled over Hitler-Bandt headline as Seven admits failure over Lehrmann’s rent

    Amanda Meade
    The Australian was just surfacing ‘differing opinions’ when it made comparison between Greens leader and Hitler, Michael Miller says. Plus: fourth-generation Murdoch logs on
  • Tory Shepherd

    News Corp’s quiet apology after outrage over use of Indigenous children’s images

    Tory Shepherd
    Apology from Sky News was published at 7pm on Friday – a time when very few would see it, complainants say. Plus: speculation over Paul Barry’s replacement
  • Amanda Meade

    Even ‘magic’ and ‘miracles’ not beyond Rupert Murdoch as The Australian marks its 60th birthday

    Amanda Meade
    The masthead goes all out to flatter its boss before his arrival, lauding ‘a paper like no other’. Plus: ABC breaches its standards on brumbies reporting
  • Amanda Meade

    As News Corp rages over Laura Tingle, Sharri Markson bewails an ‘explosion of racism’ across Australia

    Amanda Meade
    Murdoch’s empire down under has been quietly reorganised – with a long, slow cull of journalists expected to follow
  • Amanda Meade

    News Corp editors try to impress as Rebekah Brooks and Lachlan Murdoch land in Sydney

    Amanda Meade
    The editor-in-chief of the Australian rolls out questionable readership figures and plugs for its new true crime podcast. Plus: Seven news boss rallies the troops
  • Amanda Meade

    Who’s out of touch? The tabloid obsession over what the treasurer’s ‘missus’ wore on budget night

    Amanda Meade
    Laura Chalmers’ outfit prompted some to brand her husband ‘out of touch’ – but others pointed to sexism in the coverage. Plus: more brickbats as Walkleys drop Ampol
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