Literary and political bloggers discuss information gatekeepers, journalism and blogging.

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In the light of today’s statements, all included in this Crikey edition, Fairfax staff are entitled to ask: what proportion of the cuts will come from management and in particular head office in Sydney?

Jon Faine, 774 ABC presenter, is an intrepid interviewer, able to spot a conflict of interest at 20 paces. But his travel blogging raises interesting questions, writes Jane Nethercote.

• Media,
• radio,
• jon-faine,
• telstra

So who really controls Freeview, and how quickly has it been thrown together, and why? asks Margaret Simons.

• media,
• ABC,
• public-broadcasting,
• channel-nine,
• freeview

Footy Show still showing signs of life ... Pratt and the AJN ...sign of the devil.

• Media,
• newspapers,
• fairfax,
• canberra-times

Are there really no other stories more deserving of all this space, wonders Maragret Simons.

• Media,
• newspapers,
• fairfax,

Fairfax Business Media have decided they don't need to pay for the library, according to an email that's found its way into Crikey's hands. Margaret Simons reports.

How far can your ABC go in enterprise dabbling before it ceases to be a public broadcaster, asks Margaret Simons?

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• ABC,
• public-broadcasting,
• Mark-Scott

Fairfax executive Lloyd Whish-Wilson has told journalistic staff that he is disappointed their union has made a pay demand “so patently at odds with the capacity of the mastheads to pay.” So shall we expect executive bonuses to go down too? asks Margaret Simons.

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• newspapers,
• fairfax,
• david-kirk

The charters of our public broadcasters are broadly worded, binding them to almost nothing, writes Margaret Simons.

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• tv,
• public-broadcasting,
• abc,
• sbs