Old media, by Crikey | The Australian:
Crikey sells itself as the future of serious journalism, but it isn't. It does not break big stories. It does not send reporters around the world. It does not analyse policy in detail. And too often it escapes the laws on defamation and the scrutiny of the Press Council. Crikey is what newspapers were in the 18th century, a small-circulation propaganda sheet, read by people less interested in news and debate than having their prejudices confirmed.The Australian (or, as it's affectionately known, "that toxic rag") gets defensive over suggestions that it's past its best. So defensive, in fact, that its editorial appears to completely miss the irony of its concluding sentence.
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