Rogue poll, rogue media
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 Media analysis 6 comments
How cruel, and how naughty, of Newspoll to do a rogue poll!
The New Opposition
Monday, 2 November 2009 Media analysis, Tactics 3 comments
If the Coalition’s role is not to provide alternative policy, but merely hold the government to account, can’t the media do that?
Still searching for 2001
Friday, 30 October 2009 Media analysis 8 comments
The media dived into this issue two weeks ago expecting a rerun of 2001. When none occurred, it conducted it on its own, starring in a morality play of one.
Another Howard bubble finally bursts
Monday, 26 October 2009 Tactics 5 comments
Rudd was calling the bluff that Turnbull and the Liberals had been playing, namely that Howard had a real policy that they could return to rather than a political game whose time had passed.
Blowing up in his face – wrap-up
Saturday, 25 April 2009 Media analysis 6 comments
The only difference over what happened on Ashmore Reef was how a weak political class reacted to a media campaign.
Blowing up in his face – another update
Tuesday, 21 April 2009 Tactics 11 comments
It has been fascinating to watch the coalition go through its motions over the last week as it was worked on by the media.
Blowing up in his face – an update
Sunday, 19 April 2009 Media analysis 2 comments
While not being too fussed if Marr is slandering the coalition, it would be nice if he didn’t include the rest of us as well.
Blowing up in his face
Friday, 17 April 2009 International relations 3 comments
The media has missed that it is not the illegal refugees that is the issue as much as the international context in which it is happening.
Pragmatic and out of touch
Friday, 27 April 2007 International relations Comments Off
Now that the War on Terror is being superseded by the Global Warming agenda, Howard has similar problems to those faced by Beazley six years ago.
