Robert Manne, the Finkelstein Media Inquiry and blog comments
The Media Inquiry, conducted by Justice Ray Finkelstein, started public hearings on Monday. Evidence so far has focused on the role of the Press Council as a regulator, the possibility of publicly funded support for independent journalism, the parameters of [...]
Possum needs a job!
If anyone wants to employ “one economist possum, slightly used, occasionally abused, good with numbers and other stuff. Intermittently snarky but always well humoured”, please see Possum’s post at Pollytics. I’d be very sad to see Possum become a less [...]
Has Twitter made a difference to press focus on the trail?
I remarked earlier today that Labor has obviously adopted a communications strategy designed, in part, to short circuit the media focus on “distractions” and polls, and to bypass the circus taking place somewhere in Sideshow Alley, where Mark Latham lurks. [...]
Tim Dunlop blogging
Those who have been around the Australian blogosphere for a few years will remember Tim Dunlop’s writing at Blogocracy and Road to Surfdom and will be pleased to know Tim has a new blog – B Sides.
Rudd's chances, the Gillard bounce and the blogosphere conversation
As an update to my link post yesterday, I thought it worthwhile drawing folks’ attention to Possum’s latest installment of pseph-y goodness. Of interest, aside from quantifying the increase in Labor’s primary vote under Gillard, is the fact that he’s [...]
New Matilda to fold: What comes next?
Crikey is reporting that New Matilda, which launched in August 2004, is to cease publishing on June 25. Editor Marni Cordell sums up the website’s achievements, and discusses its financial plight, in an editorial published this morning: The online media [...]
Women in/and political blogging Redux
The Crikey inspired revival of that hardy perennial – pace Jonathan Green – “where are teh wimminz?” – was discussed by Anna Winter in a post here at LP. It also sparked wide discussion all over the tubes. Notable is [...]
Ruddblog
Kevin Rudd has started blogging. There’s some commentary on this development from Stilgherrian and in the Fairfax broadsheets. Update: Peter Martin observes that the Ruddblog comments policy includes among its lengthy list of prohibitions: do not post overtly party political [...]
Social media 'State of the Art' report
I’m pleased to say that the report Axel Bruns and I wrote for the Social Media project in the Smart Services CRC a few months back has now been released. It should be available on the CRC website soon, but [...]
The political-media death spiral [Roundtable]
By Mark Bahnisch on July 31, 2010
The title borrowed for this post is that of Tim Dunlop’s excellent article on the deathly grip the media and politicians have each other in. Read the whole thing here. A couple of other excellent pieces on the performance of [...]
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