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By Kim on March 30, 2010
So, it wasn’t just me that noticed a prime piece of fear mongering occupying the front page of Brisbane’s Sunday Mail (now with new editor!): <img src="http://larvatusprodeo.net/files/2010/03/29-03-2010-10-50-17-AM1.jpg" The image of the paper’s Sunday cover comes courtesy of Crikey:
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By Mark Bahnisch on March 24, 2010
On Lateline last night, Laura Tingle made a point that she’s been developing in her Friday columns in the Fin Review. Tingle argues that the parties’ current financial crisis (caused by a drop in corporate donations associated both with the [...]
Posted in Elections, Federal Elections, Polls | Tagged corporate donations, Federal Election 2010, focus groups, great health debate, health policy, hospitals, Kevin Rudd, Lateline, Laura Tingle, leaders debate, messaging, national press club, political communication, political donations, polling, possum, The Worm, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 23, 2010
As anticipated, commentariat memes very quickly emerged after the Great Health Debate – “Abbott was disadvantaged because he didn’t have a policy”, “Abbott came out swinging”, “He was authentic”, “Rudd played to The Worm”, “It’s not important anyway”, “No one [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Film, TV, Video etc, Health, Howardia, Media, Politics, Polls, Sociology | Tagged 7 30 Report, commentariat, day time tv, Days of our lives, debate, demographics, Essential Research, Federal election 2007, Federal Election 2010, Grahame Morris, great health debate, Health, health debate, health policy, hospitals, Howard, Kevin Rudd, Laurie Oakes, leaders debates, National Health and Hospitals Network, Peter Martin, political communication, political strategy, Polls, press gallery, ratings, reaction, The Worm |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 23, 2010
LP commenters have recorded their thoughts on this thread, but it’s also worth a distinct post to link to reaction elsewhere to today’s National Press Club debate on health between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott. Tim Dunlop has a great [...]
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Turns out people do watch day time tv
By Mark Bahnisch on March 24, 2010
Last night, I made a point about the claim that the Great Health Debate was unimportant, because, as most munificently expressed by Grahame Morris, no one (important) watches day time television. I wrote: I wouldn’t be so quick to assume [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Film, TV, Video etc, Health, Sociology | Tagged commentariat, communications style, Federal election 2007, Federal Election 2010, Glenn Dyer, Grahame Morris, great health debate, health debate, hospitals, journalism, Kevin Rudd, Media, messaging, national press club, parliament, political communication, Television, Tony Abbott | 17 Responses