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| '''Crikey''' is an Australian electronic magazine comprising a website and email newsletter available to subscribers. Crikey was described by former Federal Opposition Leader ] as the "most popular website in Parliament House" in '']''.<ref>Mark Latham, ''The Latham Diaries'', Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2005, p 403.</ref> In 2014 it had around 17,000 paying subscribers.<ref>''A Companion to the Australian Media'', Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne, 2014, p 124.</ref> | '''Crikey''' is an Australian electronic magazine comprising a website and email newsletter available to subscribers. Crikey was described by the former Federal Opposition Leader ] as the "most popular website in Parliament House" in '']''.<ref>Mark Latham, ''The Latham Diaries'', Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2005, p 403.</ref> In 2014 it had around 17,000 paying subscribers.<ref>''A Companion to the Australian Media'', Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne, 2014, p 124.</ref> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| ===Stephen Mayne=== | ===Stephen Mayne=== | ||
| Crikey was founded by ] ], a journalist and former staffer of then ] ] ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.artsaboutus.com.au/files/MCMX%20information%20(2).pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426012900/http://www.artsaboutus.com.au/files/MCMX%20information%20(2).pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-04-26|title=Multimedia Media Exchange}}</ref> It developed out of Mayne's "jeffed.com" website, which in turn developed out of his aborted independent candidate campaign for Kennett's seat of ]. Longstanding Crikey political commentators/reporters have included former Liberal insider ] (who originally wrote under the pseudonym ]),<ref name="Name_behind_column">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/03/1088488200420.html|title=Crikey! Name behind column comes clean on dishing dirt|last=Brown|first=Susan|date=4 July 2004|work=The Age|access-date=23 August 2009 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> ], Charles Richardson, ], ] and Hugo Kelly. | Crikey was founded by the ] ], a journalist and former staffer of then ] ] ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.artsaboutus.com.au/files/MCMX%20information%20(2).pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426012900/http://www.artsaboutus.com.au/files/MCMX%20information%20(2).pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-04-26|title=Multimedia Media Exchange}}</ref> It developed out of Mayne's "jeffed.com" website, which in turn developed out of his aborted independent candidate campaign for Kennett's seat of ]. Longstanding Crikey political commentators/reporters have included the former Liberal insider ] (who originally wrote under the pseudonym ]),<ref name="Name_behind_column">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/03/1088488200420.html|title=Crikey! Name behind column comes clean on dishing dirt|last=Brown|first=Susan|date=4 July 2004|work=The Age|access-date=23 August 2009 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> ], Charles Richardson, ], ] and Hugo Kelly. | ||
| In 2003 |
In 2003, Mayne, the proprietor, was forced to sell his house to settle defamation cases brought by the radio presenter ] and the former ] ] ] over false statements published about them by Crikey.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/06/1051987702129.html|title=Legal web snares Crikey publisher|last=Shiel|first=Fergus|date=7 May 2003|work=The Age|access-date=22 August 2009 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> | ||
| Staff of |
Staff of ] ] banned Crikey from the 2005, 2006 and 2007 budget 'lock ups' in which financial journalists are shown the federal budget papers some hours in advance so that their publications can report the budget in depth as soon as it is released. The grounds were that Crikey is not considered to be part of the "]". | ||
| ===Private Media Partners=== | ===Private Media Partners=== | ||
| On 1 February 2005, it was announced that Stephen Mayne had sold Crikey to ], a company, owned by former |
On 1 February 2005, it was announced that Stephen Mayne had sold Crikey to ], a company, owned by the former editor-in-chief of '']'', ], for ]1 million. Under the agreement, Mayne has occasionally written for the email newsletter.<ref name="Million_reasons">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Mayne-finds-a-million-reasons-to-sell/2005/02/02/1107228768929.html|title=Mayne finds a million reasons to sell|last=Carbone|first=Suzanne |date=3 February 2005|work=The Age|access-date=22 August 2009 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> | ||
| Under |
Under Private Media Partners' stewardship, the publication aimed for "professional" style by avoiding the use of in-house nicknames and other idiosyncrasies of the original Crikey. In February 2006, ] reported that a co-founder and writer, Hugo Kelly, had been sacked for reasons the company claimed were on the grounds of professional misconduct, but Kelly maintained that it had "no guts".<ref name="watch_what_you_say">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/crikey-youve-got-to-watch-what-you-say/2006/02/15/1139890806140.html |title=Crikey! You've got to watch what you say |last1=Westerman |first1=Helen |last2=Urban |first2=Rebecca |work=] |access-date=22 August 2009 |location=Melbourne | date=16 February 2006}}</ref> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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This article is about the Australian political website. For the exclamation, see Minced oath. For the snail genus, see Crikey steveirwini.
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 Crikey.com.au front page from 21 February 2007. | |
| Type of site | Political commentary |
|---|---|
| Owner | Private Media Pty. Ltd. |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Yes |
| Launched | 2000 |
Crikey is an Australian electronic magazine comprising a website and email newsletter available to subscribers. Crikey was described by the former Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham as the "most popular website in Parliament House" in The Latham Diaries. In 2014 it had around 17,000 paying subscribers.
History
Stephen Mayne
Crikey was founded by the activist shareholder Stephen Mayne, a journalist and former staffer of then Liberal Victorian premier Jeff Kennett. It developed out of Mayne's "jeffed.com" website, which in turn developed out of his aborted independent candidate campaign for Kennett's seat of Burwood. Longstanding Crikey political commentators/reporters have included the former Liberal insider Christian Kerr (who originally wrote under the pseudonym "Hillary Bray"), Guy Rundle, Charles Richardson, Bernard Keane, Mungo MacCallum and Hugo Kelly.
In 2003, Mayne, the proprietor, was forced to sell his house to settle defamation cases brought by the radio presenter Steve Price and the former ALP senator Nick Bolkus over false statements published about them by Crikey.
Staff of Treasurer Peter Costello banned Crikey from the 2005, 2006 and 2007 budget 'lock ups' in which financial journalists are shown the federal budget papers some hours in advance so that their publications can report the budget in depth as soon as it is released. The grounds were that Crikey is not considered to be part of the "mainstream media".
Private Media Partners
On 1 February 2005, it was announced that Stephen Mayne had sold Crikey to Private Media Partners, a company, owned by the former editor-in-chief of The Sydney Morning Herald, Eric Beecher, for A$1 million. Under the agreement, Mayne has occasionally written for the email newsletter.
Under Private Media Partners' stewardship, the publication aimed for "professional" style by avoiding the use of in-house nicknames and other idiosyncrasies of the original Crikey. In February 2006, The Age reported that a co-founder and writer, Hugo Kelly, had been sacked for reasons the company claimed were on the grounds of professional misconduct, but Kelly maintained that it had "no guts".
See also
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References
- Mark Latham, The Latham Diaries, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2005, p 403.
- A Companion to the Australian Media, Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne, 2014, p 124.
- "Multimedia Media Exchange" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012.
- Brown, Susan (4 July 2004). "Crikey! Name behind column comes clean on dishing dirt". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- Shiel, Fergus (7 May 2003). "Legal web snares Crikey publisher". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- Carbone, Suzanne (3 February 2005). "Mayne finds a million reasons to sell". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- Westerman, Helen; Urban, Rebecca (16 February 2006). "Crikey! You've got to watch what you say". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 22 August 2009.