Mumbrella live blog: Monday, May 26
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Top stories:
- Opinion: Crikey, Buzzfeed, Paul Barry and us: What is good digital citizenship?
- ‘A crazy act of will’: The Guardian Australia turns one
- Guardian editor takes aim at The Australian accusing the newspaper of a ‘misuse of power’
- Red Rooster shifts creative account to Naked from 303Lowe as it moves marketing department to Sydney
- TV ratings: Ten ends horror week with better share
- Havas Media appoints James Zipeure as chief commercial officer
- Dr Mumbo: Studio 10 become Today Tonight? Never.
6:01pm – Last week Godzilla ruled the box office, this week it’s been toppled by the new X-Men film, which also broke the opening weekend record set by the monster flick. The power of Hugh Jackman.
4:19pm – Remember the Mouth Abuse campaign for Tooheys Extra Dry which launched at the end of last year? Well not everyone found it funny, some viewers complained to the Advertising Standards Board about it, arguing it was sexist.
The opinion piece on the “bright future” of newspapers by Sharri Markson in the Aus Media section is one of most self-serving pieces of News Corp propaganda I’ve read in a long time. It reads like a love letter to her boss, Rupert Murdoch. Is she going for a promotion?
I’ve seen Godzilla and X-Men in these consecutive weeks. I can understand the hype, although I like the later than the former. I think Hugh Jackman is immortal. This is some great update. Good luck with the Mumbrella Awards!