Brendan O’Neill’s revealing moment #Qanda #Notw
In his appearance on Q&A last night, editor of Spiked and libertarian gadfly Brendan O’Neill said more than he ought to have. O’Neill is apparently an alumnus of some Trotskyist group or other, and like other leftie turned righties (or [...]
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. [...]
Putting the tragic back in political tragic
Originally published at the ABC’s Drumroll campaign blog. I’ve been largely tuned out of the election campaign today, enjoying a friend’s visit and popping into town to buy a couple of books to read. So I’ve only seen two snippets [...]
Guest post by Pavlov’s Cat: Sorry Annabel, not good enough
Originally published at Still Life With Cat: The ABC’s Annabel Crabb published a long, informative, entertaining piece at The Drum the other day, characteristically witty and meaty, in defence of journalists and their current behaviour and reportage on the campaign [...]
Quick link: Matthew Ricketson on how the 24/7 media cycle helped overthrow Rudd
Mark’s article in The Drum last week honed in on the role of the media in Rudd’s downfall (among other issues raised). Now Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Journalism at the University of Canberra, has written an excellent essay for Crikey [...]
Quick links: What's wrong with the media this election year?
A couple of very interesting articles popped up in my rss reader today: Media Watch host Jonathan Holmes on the distortions of ‘he said, she said’ journalism (with particular reference to the RSPT) and University of Sydney Emeritus Professor Rodney [...]
So how about that media narrative now?
Over the long weekend, I noted the frenzy The Australian was stirring up about the purported deadline on Rudd’s leadership, built on a foundation of a self-serving article from mining company director Keith De Lacy and quotes from NSW Right [...]
Guest post by Mr Denmore: The Failed Estate IV – For Whom The Poll Tolls
Regular LP commenter, Mr Denmore, is contributing a series of posts about shifts in the media and journospheres in the context of this year’s federal election. Mr Denmore has extensive professional experience in the media, and we trust you will [...]
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 [...]
The ETS election we never had
We’ve spent a fair bit of time, justly, concentrating on what Mr Denmore called in his guest post “churnalism” – the recycling of PR spin in the guise of news, stirred into to a toxic cocktail of misinformation with a [...]
Laurie Oakes claims Kevin Rudd proposed a Kirribilli style deal to Julia Gillard on 23 June
By Mark Bahnisch on July 15, 2010
In the q&a after a fairly predictable speech by the Prime Minister on economic policy at the National Press Club today, Laurie Oakes asked her a question which implied that Kevin Rudd had indicated, on the night of June 23, [...]
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