Murdoch unfazed by Rudd's criticism
News Corporation head Rupert Murdoch says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is more outspoken in criticising the media than his predecessors.
Mr Rudd has not been shy about suggesting News Limited is...
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Saturday November 7, 2009, 12:31 pm
Get with the times, Jay Rosen tells journos
Academic and blogger Jay Rosen has some harsh words for journalists who are sceptical about social media: if you are not interested in democracy, you should look for a new job.
From his hometown...
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Friday November 6, 2009, 3:25 pm
Toyota 'eyes research centre in China'
Toyota Motor Corp will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build a research centre in China to develop vehicles for the fast growing market there, a newspaper said on Thursday.The world's...
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Friday November 6, 2009, 2:27 pm
Gas consumers oppose Gorgon marketing approval
An alliance of domestic gas consumers has strongly criticised the decision to allow the proponents of the Gorgon gas project to market the commodity jointly .
The Australian Competition and...
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Friday November 6, 2009, 10:33 am
Is Transurban The First Of Many Bids?
Transurban is like Oliver Twist in one respect. It likes what it sees in a bowl thrust its way yesterday by two big Canadian pension funds, but it would like them to sweeten the dish with a few...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday November 6, 2009, 8:11 am
France says Areva, EPR nuclear reactor are sound
PARIS (AFP) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon insisted on Thursday that French nuclear group Areva and its new-generation EPR reactor are sound, responding to safety concerns in remarks to the...
AFP Finance News -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 9:28 pm
Murdoch hints at online charging delay
News Corporation chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch says the media group might not start charging readers this financial year to access content on the company's newspaper websites.Mr...
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Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:18 pm
News Corp profits rise, online charges delayed
The media giant, News Corporation, has reported an 11 per cent increase in its first quarter net profit, but says plans to charge for online news content may be delayed.
News Corp made...
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Thursday November 5, 2009, 1:23 pm
The ABC of social media use
ABC managing director Mark Scott has announced new social media guidelines, which the national broadcaster's journalists and staff must abide by.
Speaking at the Media 140 conference on the...
ABC Business News -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 11:23 am
Big bang sparks media interest in oil disaster
As Hollywood is well aware, people love a good explosion. Perhaps that is the reason attention was finally paid to the oil spill off the Western Australian coast.
Since August 21, an oil rig...
ABC Business News -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 10:32 am
Telstra: Still talking
Naturally Telstra's chairman and chief executive were called upon by shareholders at yesterday's AGM in Sydney to fight the federal government's plans to force a break up of the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:07 am
Earnings fall expected for News Corp
Global media company News Corporation is expected to report a slight fall in first quarter earnings amid weak advertising conditions for its newspapers and in the US local television market, analysts...
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Wednesday November 4, 2009, 7:01 pm
WAN says circulation to rise
West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd (WAN) says weekday circulation of its flagship newspaper will rise and the advertising market should make a full recovery in 2010.WAN chairman Kerry Stokes...
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Wednesday November 4, 2009, 6:35 pm
Seven to creep up CMJ share register
Seven Network Ltd expects it will eventually creep up the share register of Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (ConsMedia), giving Seven a stake similar to its interest in West Australian Newspapers...
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Wednesday November 4, 2009, 4:44 pm
AIR Midday Market Roundup
The market is down 115. The SFE Future were down 118 this morning. Wall St. had a shocker on Friday closing down 250. It broke even at best and was down 278 at worst. It has its largest...
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Wednesday November 4, 2009, 11:55 am
