Category Archives: Media
Beecher vs The Drum
Just a late arvo quickie on Crikey publisher Eric Beecher’s red hot go at The Drum, which the Australian featured prominently in its media section today. Key paragraph from Lara Sinclair’s story: “As a huge supporter of the ABC, I … Continue reading
Geoff Craig on political interviews.
I’ve moved a fair bit in the last few years. One of the upsides is finding out about what new colleagues are into, research-wise, and UC’s been no execption here. I got an invitation to a seminar on Monday that … Continue reading
Brief historical reflections on anonymity and pseudonymity
I The arrogance journalists have lately displayed about the culture of online political discussion may be forgivable; their ignorance about their own profession and the history of publishing isn’t. In what Possum has aptly called the “faux debate” about the … Continue reading
Last word on #Groggate
Last word, and for mine, the best, goes to our marsupial friend over on Margaret Simons’s thread: There was never any “public interest” involved, it was always “journos interest”. When you have a gallery filled with rampaging egos whose intellectual … Continue reading
Grand Final reflections: News, the League and public accountability
A great Grand Final yesterday showed, once again, that Rugby League has an uncanny ability to seal up the holes punched in it and carry on, a bit like the T-1000 in James Cameron’s Terminator 2. I’ve joked before that … Continue reading
While we wait
While we wait for the election result (more on this anon) the new interactive Arcade Fire clip is a must see. You need to have Google’s Chrome browser – then go to http://thewildernessdowntown.com and punch in your details. Revelatory. A … Continue reading
Whack a pollie
Here, perhaps, is something new in negative campaigning in Australia: a game offering you the opportunity to “whack” a Labor politician, courtesy of the Liberal Party. They’ve been kind enough to make it embeddable. Will this work, or is it … Continue reading
Two clippings on the media and election campaigns
CLIPPING 1 CLIPPING 2 The transformation in the way news organizations conceptualize their role has impacted on election coverage in a significant way. The notion of an engaged citizen needing campaign information has been largely replaced by the perception of … Continue reading
A decade of Australian newspaper readership, Part 2
I You’ll be aware of the debate that’s been happening on the performance of journalists in this campaign. What hasn’t been considered – except briefly – is one part of an explanation for changes in journalism that those who take … Continue reading
A decade of Australian newspaper readership, part 1.
This post presents some things that are a by-product of my research into “political fans” and regional public spheres. In each case I’ve wanted to find out how big the audience was for particular newspapers – whether they’re local papers … Continue reading