tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post6098917673584584917..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: Andrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-43129090412996097652010-10-13T21:01:48.519+11:002010-10-13T21:01:48.519+11:00And when you talk sport, Jason, my guess is a lot ...And when you talk sport, Jason, my guess is a lot of cross-marketing of the Cowboys.<br /><br />A paper like that (steady market, reasonable size in terms of variety of public services and reasonable heterogeneity of perspectives, far from press secs and lobbyists) could do a fine job in assessing the gap between various kinds of spin and on-the-ground reality. Sad, really.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-41227924314858201622010-10-13T11:52:48.809+11:002010-10-13T11:52:48.809+11:00I grew up reading the Townsville Bulletin. I read ...I grew up reading the Townsville Bulletin. I read it boggle-eyed whenever I visit my family there. The readership figures look reasonable (there's no alternative paper) but it's commonly regarded by the local community (that Gleeson claims to represent) as a rag. News took a so-so local newspaper and strip-mined it. It's now about half sport, and runs one or two pages of text messages from readers every single day. Clapped out opinion writers fill most of the rest of thew space. No state press gallery reporters, and the market has three tiers of News Limited (Bulletin, Courier-Mail, Australian) which suits them well. But the paper actually shames the community in my opinon. The new technology will mainly be used to run more full colour advertising. Gleeson's worried, I'd wager, that any hint of an alternative will make the Bulletin look worse than it currently does.Jason Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-91714885981490892202010-10-12T23:26:42.780+11:002010-10-12T23:26:42.780+11:00No Andrew, hard-working tradies (who might I say d...No Andrew, hard-working tradies (who might I say did NOT benefit from the stimulus program) are also allowed to comment via Alan Jones and Ray Hadley. They are the proper people and that is the proper avenue for feedback on public policy.<br /><br />Oh and focus groups in Penrith Westfields are OK too :)Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-75075504127188554432010-10-12T23:22:16.366+11:002010-10-12T23:22:16.366+11:00Tim, you facetious bugger. Only non-profit organis...Tim, you facetious bugger. Only non-profit organisations stoutly defending capitalism like the IPA are able to cast such judgments.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-8270686961527086572010-10-12T22:23:30.936+11:002010-10-12T22:23:30.936+11:00Andrew,
I would hope you wouldn't work for th...Andrew,<br /><br />I would hope you wouldn't work for the governoment then it would be absoulutely forbidden for you to provide comment on government affairs. Only those who do not suckle from the government teat; those in the vastly superior private sector are independent enough to be able to comment.<br /><br />All those doctors, nurses and pharmacists who provide our healthcare are forbidden to comment on our health system; All those police, and lawyers and judges are not allowed to comment on the legal system and all those who work in the public service in Canberra are banned outright from commenting on the news of the day, especially if it involves politicians.Timnoreply@blogger.com