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'''Eric Beecher''' is the proprietor of [[Crikey]], an email newsletter and website. He is a former journalist and was editor of the [[Sydney Morning Herald]] for four years and for three years was editor-in-chief of the Herald and Weekly Times group.<ref>[http://www.mwf.com.au/2012/?name=Writer-Beecher-Eric|Melbourne Writers' Festival]</ref> |
'''Eric Beecher''' is the proprietor of [[Crikey]], an email newsletter and website. He is a former journalist and was editor of the [[Sydney Morning Herald]] for four years and for three years was editor-in-chief of the Herald and Weekly Times group.<ref>[http://www.mwf.com.au/2012/?name=Writer-Beecher-Eric|Melbourne Writers' Festival]</ref> |
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In 1990, he founded Text Media, which he sold to Fairfax Media in 2003 for $66 million<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/29/1064819870897.html Fairfax makes friendly bid for Text Media]</ref>.He purchased [[Crikey]] in 2005 for $1 million from its founder [[Stephen Mayne]], a former Liberal staffer, now a local council politician. |
In 1990, he founded Text Media, which he sold to Fairfax Media in 2003 for $66 million<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/29/1064819870897.html Fairfax makes friendly bid for Text Media]</ref>.He purchased [[Crikey]] in 2005 for $1 million from its founder [[Stephen Mayne]], a former Liberal staffer, now a local council politician. The publication has been accused by conservative journalist [[Andrew Bolt]] of "drifting to the left" since Beecher acquired it.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bolt|first=Andrew|title=For a sliming, Crikey’s effort stinks|url=http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/for_a_sliming_crikeys_effort_stinks/|publisher=Herald Sun|accessdate=9 December 2011}}</ref> |
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Beecher has praised [[Rupert Murdoch]] as "the greatest media entrepreneur probably in the history of the world and media."<ref>{{cite news|title='On the Record' with Eric Beecher|url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/mediareport/on-the-record-with-eric-beecher/3216112|accessdate=12 December 2011|newspaper=Radio National|date=1 November 2007}}</ref> He also condemned the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] for launching a competitor against Crikey as being akin to "tanks roll(ing) up on our lawn"<ref>{{cite news|last=Sinclair|first=Lara|title=Crikey! Publisher Eric Beecher lashes the ABC|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/crikey-publisher-eric-beecher-lashes-the-abc/story-e6frg996-1225936854078|accessdate=12 December 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=11 October 2010}}</ref> |
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In 2009, Beecher made substantial cuts to payments to writers, including on their blogs, with some paid writers sacked "or told that they are welcome to continue to contribute, but they will be doing so for free."<ref>{{cite news|last=Simons|first=Margaret|title=Crikey costs trimmed, but not the attitude|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/09/crikey-costs-trimmed-but-not-the-attitude/|accessdate=9 December 2011|newspaper=Crikey|date=9 November 2009}}</ref> |
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Beecher has also founded three other online media businesses: Smartcompany.com.au, EurekaReport and BusinessSpectator. His BusinessSpectator business was accused by rival company Fairfax of "plagiarising" content from the Australian Financial Review by describing it with "abstracts" and linking to it. Beecher described the links in question as akin to a "wire" and claimed they were "a tiny, tiny proportion" of the site's content. BusinessSpectator publishes abstracts of every Financial Review story, according to the publisher of the Financial Review. <ref>{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Sally|title=Fairfax accuses website of plagiarism|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/breaking-news/fairfax-accuses-website-of-plagiarism/story-e6frg90f-1225765385911|accessdate=9 December 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=24 August 2009}}</ref> |
Beecher has also founded three other online media businesses: Smartcompany.com.au, EurekaReport and BusinessSpectator. His BusinessSpectator business was accused by rival company Fairfax of "plagiarising" content from the Australian Financial Review by describing it with "abstracts" and linking to it. Beecher described the links in question as akin to a "wire" and claimed they were "a tiny, tiny proportion" of the site's content. BusinessSpectator publishes abstracts of every Financial Review story, according to the publisher of the Financial Review. <ref>{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Sally|title=Fairfax accuses website of plagiarism|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/breaking-news/fairfax-accuses-website-of-plagiarism/story-e6frg90f-1225765385911|accessdate=9 December 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=24 August 2009}}</ref> |
Revision as of 13:00, 12 December 2011
Eric Beecher is the proprietor of Crikey, an email newsletter and website. He is a former journalist and was editor of the Sydney Morning Herald for four years and for three years was editor-in-chief of the Herald and Weekly Times group.[1]
In 1990, he founded Text Media, which he sold to Fairfax Media in 2003 for $66 million[2].He purchased Crikey in 2005 for $1 million from its founder Stephen Mayne, a former Liberal staffer, now a local council politician. The publication has been accused by conservative journalist Andrew Bolt of "drifting to the left" since Beecher acquired it.[3]
Beecher has praised Rupert Murdoch as "the greatest media entrepreneur probably in the history of the world and media."[4] He also condemned the ABC for launching a competitor against Crikey as being akin to "tanks roll(ing) up on our lawn"[5]
In 2009, Beecher made substantial cuts to payments to writers, including on their blogs, with some paid writers sacked "or told that they are welcome to continue to contribute, but they will be doing so for free."[6]
Beecher has also founded three other online media businesses: Smartcompany.com.au, EurekaReport and BusinessSpectator. His BusinessSpectator business was accused by rival company Fairfax of "plagiarising" content from the Australian Financial Review by describing it with "abstracts" and linking to it. Beecher described the links in question as akin to a "wire" and claimed they were "a tiny, tiny proportion" of the site's content. BusinessSpectator publishes abstracts of every Financial Review story, according to the publisher of the Financial Review. [7]
References
- ^ Writers' Festival
- ^ Fairfax makes friendly bid for Text Media
- ^ Bolt, Andrew. "For a sliming, Crikey's effort stinks". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "'On the Record' with Eric Beecher". Radio National. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Sinclair, Lara (11 October 2010). "Crikey! Publisher Eric Beecher lashes the ABC". The Australian. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ Simons, Margaret (9 November 2009). "Crikey costs trimmed, but not the attitude". Crikey. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Jackson, Sally (24 August 2009). "Fairfax accuses website of plagiarism". The Australian. Retrieved 9 December 2011.