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| '''Crikey''' (a ] for ]) is an ]n independent online ] service established by ], a ] and former staffer of ], ]. It developed out of Mayne's campaign to bring down the Kennett Government through the "jeffed.com" website. | |||
| Well known in Australian political and media circles, '''crikey.com.au''' has been more influential than its relatively low online newsletter subscriber base (around 4,000 paying, and 20,000 receiving a free, limited version) suggests. It often reports unpopular opinions and breaks stories not found in more mainstream media outlets. It is this type of reporting that led to Crikey being banned from the ] ] "lock up", 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. Staff of ] ] gave the excuse that Crikey is not considered to be part of the "]". | |||
| Critics of Crikey have argued that it often publishes material with little or no substantial evidence to back it up. The site was successfully sued for ] over comments it posted about radio presenter ] and former ] ] ]. The publication has since formally adopted stronger correction and right-of-reply policies, including an undertaking to put the rectifications of major errors in a position of equal prominence to the original reports. | |||
| On ], ], it was announced that Stephen Mayne had sold Crikey to ], another independent media operator in Australia most widely known for their former publication ]. The sale, when complete, will be for ]1 million (approximately ]700,000). Mayne continues to write for Crikey. PMP, however, has announced the publication will take on more a "professional" style, with a reduction in the number of anonymous and pseudonymous pieces published (which were a hallmark of Mayne's editorship) and the replacement of the former practice of publishing more than one issue on busy days at varying times with a single weekday e-mail published around 1:30pm ]. The changeover has not met with universal acclaim by subscribers, however. | |||
| Longstanding writers for Crikey are: ], ] (a former Liberal staffer previously writing under the pseudonym Hillary Bray), and ]. Its hallmarks have been the use of nicknames for prominent figures and the compilation of lists on various topics. It is unclear how far this will change with the proposed "professionalisation" of Crikey. While having a reputation of purveying gossip, the mainstay of Crikey is political and business commentary. Crikey was described by former Federal Opposition Leader ] as the "most popular website in Parliament House" in the controversial ''Latham Diaries''. | |||
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