Barnaby: close it down. We don’t normally quote liberally from pollie press releases, but Barnaby Joyce’s swipe at The Australian Financial Review this morning over its front-page typo — “The US government’s $US14.3 trillion ($13 billion) debt ceiling…” — is a fair cop:

“Long, long ago I remember getting my b’s and t’s confused, and my b solidly kicked by the fourth estate after a National Press Club event, apparently this syntax error was punishable by immediate dismissal.

“I must admit when I see the same mistake on the front page of the Financial Review, I do have the expectation that News of the World like the paper should be removed immediately as a literary abomination.”

AAMI Park’s Amy Parks. Channel Seven News in Melbourne had the perfect reporter to cover the sacking of Melbourne Demons AFL coach Demon Bailey last night from AAMI Park …

Front page of the day. Today’s Kent Messenger front page story from the UK has shades of Willy Wonka about it …

The Department of Corrections. Yesterday’s International Herald Tribune apologised for accidentally calling the Oslo massacre Norway’s September 11 2011:

NY Post lawyers tell staff ‘to preserve and maintain documents’

“A memo from Post editor Col Allan to his staff. ‘By now, you have received an email [posted after the jump] from News Corporation’s in-house legal counsel to preserve and maintain documents.'” — Poynter

Phone hacking: Trinity Mirror drawn into the spotlight by Morgan

“Trinity Mirror’s announcement last week that it is staging ‘a review of editorial controls and procedures’ may prove as ineffective a response to phone hacking allegations as the various infamous internal inquiries at News International.” — The Guardian

Al Jazeera’s new goal in sports

“Al Jazeera used to be known, somewhat unfairly, as the television network of Osama bin Laden. In June, Al Jazeera acquired the rights to show Ligue 1 matches in France, signaling an escalation in the broadcaster’s global ambitions. — The New York Times

Plagiarism rears ugly head as ad show gets Gruen’s goat

“The producer of hit series The Gruen Transfer, which returns to the ABC this week, has engaged lawyers over what appears to be another plagiarism case featuring a British broadcaster.” — The Australian