Episode airing November 4-7, 2011
click to download the episode as a podcast
This week the show looks into the evolution of cartooning; the firing of a journalist after attending an Occupy protest and the marketing potential of the mummy blogger
OCCUPY PROTEST AFFECTS OCCUPATION - NATHAN COATES
New
York based journalist, Caitlin Curren, was fired from public radio station WNYC
for going to an Occupy Wall Street rally and holding up a placard.
The
sign held by Curren included a published quote from journalist, Conor
Friedersdorf, who had written about bad bank loans.
GOLD STANLEY AWARDS - ANNIE WYLIE
Cartoons are just fun for
kids.
This is something the
Australian Cartoonists Association is attempting to dispel in their upcoming
Stanley Awards and Conference on November 11.
Pictured are the entrants that are in the running for one of the bronzed Stanley awards or the sole coveted Gold trophy
MUM'S THE WORD - MIG CALDWELL
The online market has been proving a tough one to crack for all too long now, but it seems major media groups as FAIRFAX and NEWS LIMITED are potentially sitting on a goldmine with the move to tap into the hugely popular mother networking.
Referred to as "Mummy bloggers", stay-at-home mum's who may dabble at keeping a blog about their little bundles of joy are suddenly being approached by the major companies to endorse its product in a posting.
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