Tag Archives: politics
Menzies House’s campaigns against Aboriginal Australians.
What do these two Menzies House campaigns have in common? It’s not support for the principles around freedom of political expression. Menzies House only extends that support to Bolt. It’s not about demanding that limits be placed on political action … Continue reading
Sunrise to Sunset
Hello, blog, it’s been awhile. I’ll dispense with the reflex apologies, and just say that it’s been a busy semester with two unit coordinations and the new role of Convenor of journalism at UC. Yes, yes #firstworldproblems. Anyway, I have … Continue reading
Some writing.
Just a couple of research related things that I thought blog readers might find interesting. First – I had a piece in Crikey today using Leximancer to crunch election coverage. The piece runs exactly parallel with some research I’m currently … Continue reading
Clippings from my reading
I’ve been doing a fair bit of reading in preparation for a long essay on you know what. A couple of quotes I thought I’d share by way of a post this week. The first is from James W. Carey’s … 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
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
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