Interregnum mythbusting: “naturally conservative electorates”
One of the most amusing aspects of the hung parliament negotiations has been the discombobulation of MSM opinionistas. David Penberthy is one stellar example. His most recent piece for The Punch is a strange concoction of weirdness, unified only by [...]
How did the pundits (and we) get it so wrong?
Mindy suggested a thread on how the outcome of the election differed so much from most predictions. So here it is! I think only one pundit in the MSM predicted a clear Coalition victory – David Penberthy of The Punch. [...]
The future of the ABC and of journalism
I made some observations a little while ago about Mark Scott’s A. N. Smith memorial lecture, principally concerned with his intervention in the debate about News Limited’s paywall strategy. Much of what Scott said has been discussed in a frame [...]
Not a knock out
A while back, we had a look in a couple of posts at News Limited’s launch of The Punch, an opinion website (which, I guess, is a fancy name for a group blog). I suggested at the time that Crikey [...]
Kevin Rudd = Ute Man: so he's done for…
<img src=" http://larvatusprodeo.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/xr8ute_blokes1.jpg" Apparently, the end of the world is at hand. Kevin Rudd borrowed a ute off a bloke. Or something. It’s a scandal! Apparently. Although, why the *fair slice of the Pineapple* PM isn’t receiving high praise for [...]
Analysing the anti-analysts: Christian Kerr deconstructed
In the wake of the strange anti-analytical spray from Christian Kerr in The Australian against blogs yesterday (discussed here), my QUT colleague Axel Bruns has posted a comprehensive analysis of his rant: Amongst the standard-issue ammunition in the journalism industry’s [...]
Punched out II
There’s been an excellent discussion on a previous thread here by Phil about News Limited’s new online venture The Punch. To add to the reflections on that thread, it’s worth discussing what The Punch says about the future of big [...]
The National Times
By Mark Bahnisch on September 14, 2009
Fairfax has revived an old masthead for its new opinion site. In some ways, that’s probably the most interesting aspect of the launch – those who remember the old National Times might well also recall the days when genuinely hard [...]
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