We’re all journalists now
Monday, 20 December 2010 Media analysis 11 comments
Calls to support Wikileaks and uphold the public’s need to get access to information is a moot point, because there is little sign of anything that would know what to do with it.
Ozileaks
Friday, 10 December 2010 Media analysis 7 comments
Like the US State Department, the press were being fed by Labor power brokers.
Labor signs away its left
Saturday, 30 October 2010 Media analysis, State of the parties 19 comments
Something unusual is happening. Labor is not getting the boost that usually comes to parties after being endorsed in an election.
Rats get caught in the same mess
Tuesday, 14 September 2010 Media analysis 41 comments
The press are hardly blameless, but is the standard of reporting really deteriorating faster than the politics it’s covering?
Insecurities to the fore!
Friday, 9 July 2010 Media analysis, State of the parties 16 comments
The East Timor political class may have its problems, but compared to ours they are now looking cool enough to leave it swinging in the breeze.
How a conviction politician was reborn
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 Media analysis, Tactics 15 comments
The media are uncomfortable with the vacuum at the centre of Australian politics.
The ‘challenge’ begins to fade – an update
Thursday, 20 May 2010 Media analysis 34 comments
In reality, Abbott’s ‘challenge’ to Rudd has always been as much a media construct as is Gillard’s current ‘challenge’ to Rudd or was Costello’s ‘challenge’ to Howard.
Let’s all forget about 2007
Monday, 1 February 2010 Media analysis 11 comments
Hartcher is doing the same thing that Antony Green did in his piece in The Drum undermining current polling – belittling the significance of the 2007 election
Best of Australian politics 2009
Tuesday, 29 December 2009 Key posts, Media analysis, State of the parties 21 comments
That’s it for 2009.
No more Copenhagen to hide behind – an update
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 Media analysis, State of the parties 1 comment
The media are caught up in it, so it is no surprise they see a sunrise where there is a sunset.
