The new election no one wants – except the Murdoch press (and maybe Mr Rabbit)
I’m sure there’ll be lots more of this around in tomorrow’s papers, but this article by David Penberthy caught my eye via a Twitter link. In less portentous tones than Paul Kelly, “Penbo” opines in similarly petulant vein. The good [...]
The media, ‘reform’ and the interregnum
In my article for The Drum on Monday, I observed: What will be most interesting over the next few days and weeks will be whether the Australian commentary machine’s momentum finally switches – an actual event has occurred, but the [...]
Abbott’s Plan B?
On another thread, Josh makes the intriguing suggestion that Tony Abbott may not be taking negotiations to form government seriously, and preparing the ground for a claim that any Gillard minority government lacks “legitimacy”, particularly if the Coalition seat count [...]
What lessons should the media learn from Federal Election 2010? [Roundtable]
Tony Windsor had this to say on Q&A last night: TONY WINDSOR: Well, I think the media have got some degree of responsibility in relation to some of the things that went on, as well, but the – this is [...]
Taking our time
Two of the most unedifying aspects of the aftermath of the election result, from the time when it became apparent that we would have a hung parliament, have been the pressure for a quick resolution and the endless rehashing of [...]
More entrail gazing: “party polling shows…”
I wrote yesterday about the futility of trying to make direct extrapolations from a multitude of polls to the election result. Today, we’ve seen one of the other standard tropes of campaigning – the claim that “leaked party polling shows…” [...]
CPD post: Menadue – surely we’re a better country than this?
During the election campaign, LP will be cross-posting selected items from the Centre for Policy Development’s discussion of policy issues, Thinking Points. Readers may also be interested in the CPD’s collection of policy ideas and priorities for the next term, [...]
Mark Latham on 60 minutes
After all the publicity, and Mark Latham’s risible interventions into the campaign (and the press obsession with his stunts, leading to various actual policy announcements being “overshadowed”), the former Labor leader’s spot on 60 Minutes was underwhelming. Guy Beres sums [...]
Media Watch looking for the worst reporting of the campaign
If you’ve got a nomination, Misha Ketchell‘s looking for them for Media Watch.
Jay Rosen, Lateline and critiquing “horse race journalism”
It was great to watch NYU Journalism Professor Jay Rosen (of Pressthink fame) on Lateline last night. If you missed his interview, the transcript is here. Rosen argues that the media owe a duty to the public to provide reporting [...]
Time is not on their side
By Kim on August 27, 2010
I’ve been thinking a bit about the News Limited campaign for a new election, or an immediate coronation of Tony Abbott as rightful PM (see Tim Dunlop). It continues today, of course, with Treasury being labeled as a Labor front, [...]
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