Category: Australian media

Fairyfax sacks blogger Aug 2007

Mike Van Niekerk does it again. Barely a month since James Farmer left Fairyfax as the guy running their blogs, blogger Jack Marx gets sacked for writing what…

G’DAY WORLD #253 – Ranting with a special guest! Jun 2007

A very special guest (shhhh can’t tell you who) joins me on today’s show to chat about the JFK bomb plot, Rupert Murdoch’s attempts to buy the world,…

Cam in Computer Trader Jun 2007

If you are in Australia, look out for this week’s edition of Computer Trader magazine. Paul McKenna asked me to write something about the Vint Cerf interview. Thanks…

G’DAY WORLD #249 – The Future Of Newspapers Jun 2007

Ryan Sholin wrote this post “10 obvious things about the future of newspapers you need to get through your head” on June 2 about the future of newspapers.…

Packer jumps ship while he still can Jun 2007

James Packer is selling down another 25% of PBL, taking his ownership to a minority share. I predicted this last October when Packer first announced he was selling…

Channel 7 news chief gets part-time jail May 2007

From the ABC: Channel Seven’s head of news and current affairs, Peter Meakin, has been sentenced to up to 18 months’ periodic detention for drink-driving and dangerous driving.…

Who Pays Alan Jones? Apr 2007

Scienta makes a good point that I hadn’t considered: should we hold 2GB responsible for keep Alan Jones on the air or should the companies that continue to…

G’DAY WORLD #229 – Sunshine and Dark Clouds Apr 2007

No guest today, just a bit of a chat about: Robert Rodriguez’s cooking show on the Sin City Recut DVD this report that less than 7% of Australians…

Cam’s World for 20 April, 2007 Apr 2007

It struck me last night while reading Brian Greene’s tremendous “The Elegant Universe” that if religious types were at all genuine, they would be digging through books on…

GDAY WORLD #223 – Tim Burrowes, Group Editor of B&T Magazine Apr 2007

Tim Burrowes is the Group Editor at Reed Business who publish B&T Magazine, Australia’s largest advertising rag, and the new sister publication “Digital Media” which comes out here…