Sharri Markson
The Australian
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Gay campaigner Kerryn Phelps defends Mia Freedman after Project comment
HIGH-PROFILE gay campaigner Kerryn Phelps has defended Mia Freedman’s support of the gay and lesbian community after the Mamamia journalist inadvertently compared gay people to pedophiles. → Read More
Bauer axes Women’s Fitness magazine despite popularity
BAUER Media has axed one of its best-selling magazines, Women’s Fitness, The Australian can reveal. → Read More
Axing Lateline a ‘lazy’ way to save money at ABC: Malcolm Turnbull
MOVES by the ABC to axe Lateline and other programs as a result of budget cuts are “not credible” and would be a “lazy” way to save money, Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. → Read More
Quentin Bryce talks of ‘sexism’ and ‘cruelty’ Julia Gillard faced
FORMER Governor-General Quentin Bryce has spoken about the sexism, cruelty and overt abuse former Prime Minister Julia Gillard was subject to while running the country. → Read More
Fairfax claims innocent young man was involved in terror plot
A YOUNG man woke up to find his photograph plastered on the front pages of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age today, with the claim he was the teenager shot dead after being involved in a terror plot against Prime Minister Tony Abbott. → Read More
‘Tosser’ Bob Carr has last laugh in sales war
FORMER foreign minister Bob Carr was roasted on the front page of newspapers across the country for whingeing about taxpayer-funded first and business class travel in his diaries. → Read More
Leaked email reveals Telegraph’s search for “bad”, “scruffy” photos of Sam Armytage
THE DAILY Telegraph’s gossip writer Annette Sharp only had one agenda when she published a story on Sunrise host, Sam Armytage’s fashion style. → Read More
Sunrise host Sam Armytage claims Annette Sharp has bullied her by collating old paparazzi photos
SUNRISE host Sam Armytage has accused a gossip columnist of bullying and fat-shaming her by attacking her appearance and style. → Read More
Jessica Irvine quits News Corp to return to Sydney Morning Herald
ECONOMICS writer Jessica Irvine is leaving News Corp’s central news network to return to The Sydney Morning Herald. → Read More
John Howard ‘won’t cop to mistakes’
FORMER prime minister John Howard can be defensive when he wants to be. He refuses to concede error. → Read More
SMH now hiring staff after lay-offs
ECONOMICS writer Jessica Irvine is leaving News Corp’s central news network to return to The Sydney Morning Herald. → Read More
Ten Questions: @ABCNEWSINTERN
THE identity of prolific tweeter, @ABCNEWSINTERN, has been a secret for four years. Here, the mysterious person speaks to Sharri Markson about the power of Twitter. → Read More
Activism a threat to journalism
LEADING media figures say the rise of activism and opinion in journalism is the most serious threat to the future of the profession. → Read More
Rear Window columnist Joe Aston’s attempts to defect to News Corp are over
THE Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window columnist, Joe Aston, complained today that Media Diary had not been tough enough on him. → Read More
Kim Williams says he did not leak any information and has no regrets
KIM Williams has broken his year-long silence on News Corporation, criticising newspaper editors for failing to understand the advertising model he introduced at the company. → Read More
Legislation on backburner as minister seeks consensus
COMMUNICATIONS Minister Malcolm Turnbull will delay his highly-anticipated media reform until next year, revealing that it is not a top priority for the Abbott government. → Read More
Malcolm Turnbull lashes ‘Google journos’
MALCOLM Turnbull has criticised young journalists for relying on Google rather than forging their own contacts and wearing out shoe leather. → Read More
Fairfax colleagues brought down abusive Mike Carlton
IT was Mike Carlton’s own colleagues who sealed his fate, complaining about his abusive behaviour towards readers to Fairfax Media’s news and business publisher, Sean Aylmer. → Read More
Turnbull blasts SMH editor-in-chief over anti-Semitic cartoon
COMMUNICATIONS Minister Malcolm Turnbull rang <i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i>’s editor-in-chief , Darren Goodsir, to lambast him for running an anti-Semitic cartoon. → Read More
Labor ignored threat of home-grown jihadists, says former judge
THE risk of terror attacks on Australian soil, including on public transport networks in capital cities, is significantly increased because the Gillard government downplayed a report on the dangers posed by returning home-grown jihadists. → Read More