tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post5859191780626240936..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: Next FridayAndrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-47140205464141397222014-06-03T12:06:30.543+10:002014-06-03T12:06:30.543+10:00Even better if another mention of Peppa Pig pops u...Even better if another mention of Peppa Pig pops up in Senate estimates or on the floor of the house. They flock to these kind of stories like fly's to sh.t. I lost count of the number of times Peppa got coverage, including full articles from...you guessed it Jacquelin Magnay and Annabel Crab. At a time when Australian public policy is being turned inside out and decisions are being made that have massive implications for people's lives, its reassuring to know that they vacant infantile gaze of the canberra press gallery never wanes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-51424144744017814882014-06-03T10:19:41.087+10:002014-06-03T10:19:41.087+10:00I remember a moment in popular culture when going ...I remember a moment in popular culture when going through Bob Dylan's rubbish became academically respectable rather than the work of a stalker. I'd have though some journalist - though clearly not the press gallery - might take this as a metaphor for dealing with the timing of these press releases. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-22089471479008144612014-06-03T00:08:26.294+10:002014-06-03T00:08:26.294+10:00Weeell, technically "leaners" don't ...Weeell, technically "leaners" don't really get holidays, their life is one long lean. Mattoxichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552242601998972584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-59673883054165467082014-06-02T21:58:33.428+10:002014-06-02T21:58:33.428+10:00Let's face it, the average Journo is fiddling ...Let's face it, the average Journo is fiddling while Rome burns. As you point out, the expected drop of bad news should be seen as an opportunity for a sleuthing journalist. Instead they just can't be bothered. Why ruin a long weekend when the news comes to you in the form of press releases. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-80556744969275333902014-06-02T07:25:59.956+10:002014-06-02T07:25:59.956+10:00At first I wondered why you had to explain the phr...At first I wondered why you had to explain the phrase "a walk in the snow" then I realised you were talking to the current Press Gallery.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-77467454512972790382014-06-01T09:40:08.248+10:002014-06-01T09:40:08.248+10:00Yes Andrew, cucumber time (not seasonally aligned ...Yes Andrew, cucumber time (not seasonally aligned in Oz) fast approaches and we’ll get a short respite from Canberra’s famous Theatre of the Absurd. Perhaps an announcement regarding the drug testing of MSM journalists will go hand-in-hand with drug testing of welfare recipients. Maybe the town crier will announce two new titles: Sir Adam Goodes and Lady Kylie Minogue. Who else finds it hard to suppress their excitement?<br /><br />KabonesaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-85941241273600566012014-06-01T08:31:36.049+10:002014-06-01T08:31:36.049+10:00Andrew the sky will be thick with flying pigs and ...Andrew the sky will be thick with flying pigs and monkeys on Friday. It will be a late clearance for take-off too.<br /><br />I reckon the parental (ho ho maternal) leave scheme will disappear on Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-51558904046131776382014-06-01T03:40:30.437+10:002014-06-01T03:40:30.437+10:00Adult...?
Consultative....?
Watching Brandis dis...Adult...?<br /><br />Consultative....?<br /><br />Watching Brandis disparage the other Human Rights Commissioners on S.B.S recently was laughable<br /><br />University of Bumcrack alumni are not quite snotty and sleazy when seen on t.v<br /><br />Creepy individual. <br /><br />Doesn't do them any favours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-24419808359886271572014-05-31T22:50:42.177+10:002014-05-31T22:50:42.177+10:00Andrew, you ask too much. You expect something wor...Andrew, you ask too much. You expect something worth reading to make it into the weekend papers. That is so 20th Century. puffy the magic dragonhttp://www.ajaxstamp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-67853070171133874142014-05-31T20:39:20.343+10:002014-05-31T20:39:20.343+10:00I just watched Mia Freedman on the a.b.c and her i...I just watched Mia Freedman on the a.b.c and her insightful (ahem) analysis of new and old media<br /><br />I'm not a big fan of her blog but she made a great point about old media not being able to acknowledge that new media has a role to play and is now a competitor<br /><br />McDonald's version of news is easy, ,accessible and not good food for the brain<br /><br />You have it in moderation otherwise you become obese and lazy.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-86886701524431693992014-05-31T16:16:13.284+10:002014-05-31T16:16:13.284+10:00"On the Friday before the long weekend - next..."On the Friday before the long weekend - next Friday, 6 June - it is very likely that the government will make announcements that have to be made, but which reflect badly on them in various ways."<br /><br />Yes, the very use of such cynical timing ought to be scent to the hounds, and cause for greater not lesser attention to detail. But the 'traditional' media is almost beyond redemption, even when it isn't suffering from the biased group think of a News Corp newsroom.Ken Fabianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774574952211541339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-24085430077086866422014-05-31T15:15:31.704+10:002014-05-31T15:15:31.704+10:00Interesting post, Andrew.
I wonder what would come...Interesting post, Andrew.<br />I wonder what would come of running a parallel 'social media' analysis of the upcoming dump. As much as the media disdain Twitter et al, we all know their employees are rather smitten with it. Perhaps the pressure of bloggers and/or tweeters analysing their pet issues will provide some 'motivation' for the journalists to take up the cudgel themselves?<br />There'd need to be a catchy hashtag, of course.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-27291446766643608042014-05-31T09:54:02.504+10:002014-05-31T09:54:02.504+10:00Their brains will be de-gearing mid-Thursday (late...Their brains will be de-gearing mid-Thursday (late Wednesday for some), that's my prediction - well, daily observation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-63272503770022037792014-05-30T19:18:06.446+10:002014-05-30T19:18:06.446+10:00Kevin Andrews in particular has shown a tendency t...Kevin Andrews in particular has shown a tendency to drop bombshells on welfare recipients on public holidays.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802560863115548436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-33052044734653649712014-05-30T17:59:29.354+10:002014-05-30T17:59:29.354+10:00As you keep saying. :-0As you keep saying. :-0Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-37681712500087112322014-05-30T17:36:39.924+10:002014-05-30T17:36:39.924+10:00Spot on Andrew - I congratulate you on being proac...Spot on Andrew - I congratulate you on being proactive in putting our guardians of the free press on notice. However, I'm fairly certain that any such release of bad news by this adult, deliberate, consultative government will be met with eye rolling (a la Murphy), recognised as astute political judgement (a la Kenny and Hartcher) or ignored/praised by the Murdochians. <br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-19980500182127989012014-05-30T17:18:34.916+10:002014-05-30T17:18:34.916+10:00A bit of lack of precision follows, mainly cos I&#...A bit of lack of precision follows, mainly cos I'm going from an ageing memory. Still those with the research skills I lack should be able to verify what follows and even add some flesh to the skeleton.<br /><br />Remember Judge Rares and his dismissal of Asby's case against 'the rat"? <br />And how the judge called it as a political conspiracy [without using that specific word] and named a couple of relevant names including from memory one Mal Brough?<br />And how, despite that being probably the single largest media story for months prior, the story received minimal attention and died withered by the roadside.<br />Well I stumbled on an ALP pollie [might have been Emerson] on a daytime brekky show who threw the ignoring of the story at the TV interviewer who responded along the lines of "Well yes but ...it happened during the Xmas break, the silly season, when all the hard working dedicated competent journos [I made that last little bit up] were on holiday so its not our fault".<br />The pollie was not impressed.<br />Neither was I.<br /><br /><br />fredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-611755079273619932014-05-30T14:26:26.703+10:002014-05-30T14:26:26.703+10:00The analyses have been spot on but the predictions...The analyses have been spot on but the predictions do tend to suck, particularly those reliant on the good sense of the Australian media. Still, you gotta do what you can with what you have.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-86078100154052347332014-05-30T11:13:31.690+10:002014-05-30T11:13:31.690+10:00Good on you Andrew. I'm pretty confident that...Good on you Andrew. I'm pretty confident that your past analyses have been spot on (I'm sure you are too), so this prediction is highly likely to eventuate.<br /><br />I'll be watching next Friday.<br /><br />Iannoreply@blogger.com