tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post956010468475102530..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: Andrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-4880752073570977402011-01-18T17:02:41.828+11:002011-01-18T17:02:41.828+11:00Let me tell you Andrew you are spot on. Some of th...Let me tell you Andrew you are spot on. Some of these Walladigsms have come from my conversations with Luke over drinks! He rather fancies himself as the next Paul Keating and will tell anyone who listens he resembles PJK! Haha! Whats more embarrasing is his wild gesticulating and loud " important" sounding phonecalls in public! Eeeek!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-63338794204959768352010-12-18T19:59:40.659+11:002010-12-18T19:59:40.659+11:00First, they let their profession run down: no trai...First, they let their profession run down: no training except monkey-see-monkey-do, no ethics/standards that are enforceable, and the product is only what they feel like producing. Then, they get blindsided - all the wealthy patrons gave up in disgust, save only a man who cannot be disgusted except by losing money (and he's not as young as he used to be). No wonder they're scared.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-42045401023121680192010-12-17T22:47:34.405+11:002010-12-17T22:47:34.405+11:00The journalism academics are even worse:
http://w...The journalism academics are even worse:<br /><br />http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/is-wikileaks-journalism/story-e6frg996-1225972790493<br /><br />This is the creaking sound of someone who can sense collateral damage to their first preferences as it becomes apparent that you can do this stuff without a 3-year Journalism degree.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162675152249097900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-72844229556346765602010-12-13T00:22:02.257+11:002010-12-13T00:22:02.257+11:00I think traditional PR, which Walladge is displayi...I think traditional PR, which Walladge is displaying, will be less effective than he might imagine - which suggests that his next employer/clients might not be well served by such actions.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-14015429244459478802010-12-12T23:30:16.932+11:002010-12-12T23:30:16.932+11:00He wants back in the ALP most like.
PR is an absc...He wants back in the ALP most like.<br /><br />PR is an abscess on the conscience of the world.Greg Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262613527028934169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-39314619230550850632010-12-12T23:01:15.815+11:002010-12-12T23:01:15.815+11:00... or the next worst option to secrecy, filtering...... or the next worst option to secrecy, filtering it through people like Walladge.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-5695596075979069912010-12-12T22:26:24.129+11:002010-12-12T22:26:24.129+11:00Nice article. The need for checks and balances is ...Nice article. The need for checks and balances is because it is not safe to assume government will always get things right without letting us know why they are doing what they are doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-33047019005934579432010-12-12T13:40:31.016+11:002010-12-12T13:40:31.016+11:00For whom, to do what is the question. In a world w...For whom, to do what is the question. In a world where information is likely to be more plentiful than scarce, Luke might struggle with only old-school PR tricks up his sleeve.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-80573546652285853032010-12-12T11:05:29.770+11:002010-12-12T11:05:29.770+11:00The man uses his own name as a hashtag on twitter....The man uses his own name as a hashtag on twitter. He hasn't written an opinion piece - it's a cover letter for a job application.Greg Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262613527028934169noreply@blogger.com