tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post1678810189639794253..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: Out with the bathwater 2: a change of focusAndrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-43863883312424191742018-02-14T07:44:48.932+11:002018-02-14T07:44:48.932+11:00Ha, ha. The thick plottens.
We may well yet be fre...Ha, ha. The thick plottens.<br />We may well yet be freed of the Beetrooter and his policy ineptitude. And I for one, will be sure to drink a glass or two to that. (Beetroot juice, of course, due to its alleged health benefits.)<br />The irony for BJ is that he's trashed his own maverick, say-it-like-it-is brand in attempting to keep this quiet. Had he come out of the closet - well, the million dollar townhouse - earlier and simply said "the missus and I aren't getting along and I've moved on" the boyz in the bush would probably have taken it like the preferentially treated troopers they are.<br />Whatever happens next, MT's COALition is going to take a hit in the polls. And just when the year was starting off so less badly for them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561526257550445746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-27106482369413739112018-02-13T19:22:39.311+11:002018-02-13T19:22:39.311+11:00And her subsequent article has also had comments d...And her subsequent article has also had comments disabled. She'll be slaughtered by the Guardian commentistas if they ever open up her articles to comments again. <br /><br />Great article Andrew. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-30151585572650869972018-02-12T10:47:23.814+11:002018-02-12T10:47:23.814+11:00Two things struck me about the Murphy arse-coverin...Two things struck me about the Murphy arse-covering exercise. Firstly, by her own account she made minimal effort to to verify the story. Secondly, her piece was not open to comment - which says it all really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-51897177428675141812018-02-12T02:56:58.165+11:002018-02-12T02:56:58.165+11:00Reading Katherine Murphy's effort, for want of...Reading Katherine Murphy's effort, for want of a better word, I was struck by her concern that she shouldn't go into print if she couldn't find proof. And of course there was no proof. Nobody in Joyce's or Canavan's offices would have known anything and nobody in Joyce's electorate would have seen the apparently secret event of Joyce's daughter going up and down the street with a loud hailer.<br />Rais, Perth WA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-55575083664761168922018-02-12T01:50:04.005+11:002018-02-12T01:50:04.005+11:00Brilliant analysis Andrew. Should be compulsory re...Brilliant analysis Andrew. Should be compulsory reading for all journalists. "The dog ate my homework" excuses have all been tendered. There is still a suspicion that the press gallery's reluctance to report the situation was a deliberate attempt to keep the lid on a much bigger issue than Mr Joyce's de facto relationship with Ms Campion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com