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spin of the week
The Australian runs a ridiculous front page story which describes a poll showing an electoral disaster for the Government as “HOWARD CHECKS RUDD’S MARCH!!!!1!!!11!!” (NB: there may have been fewer ‘!!1!’s).Independent (and very excellent) political analysis
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an enemy of the open society
This article from The Australian, entitled “Silencing Our Basic Freedom”, is compulsory reading for anyone who cares about the future of democracy in Australia. This blog is frequently critical of that particular newspaper, but on this issue it is fighting… -
spin of the week
Once again, the spin of the week goes to The Australian (link) – this time for Dennis Shanahan’s effort in portraying polls showing an electoral massacre for the Government as “good news” for Mr Howard and Co. As… -
early pioneer of misleading spin complains about ‘feral media’
Tony “Saddam has WMDs which can be ready to attack us in 45 minutes” Blair is using his lame-duck period between now and the end of June to whine about the media. In particular he is… -
what a real newspaper looks like
This little exchange says a great deal about why the New York Times is a truly excellent newspaper. When the recent plot to “blow up JFK airport” was revealed, the Times looked objectively at the story and decided it did… -
spin of the week
It’s pretty clear that The Australian has abandoned all pretence of objectivity or neutrality in its news reporting. This headline speaks for itself, really – but the opening of the “story” is just as good:ACTU president Sharan
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a good compromise leaves everyone unhappy
This proposal about reform of the way the board of the national broadcaster is composed is very welcome news – both in the context of ensuring that there is at least one relatively neutral and unbiased source of… -
are we, or the media really this stupid?
This is the headline this afternoon from the ABC news website:
The headline is a reference to the proposal that Australia implement a carbon trading scheme to (finally) start doing something about our greenhouse…
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more gore lore
Further to this post, Simon points to this fairly lengthy but fascinating excerpt from big Al’s new book.Faith in the power of reason—the belief that free citizens can govern themselves wisely and fairly by resorting
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stacked ABC board forces network to show documentary promoting idiotic non-science
You may or may not recall that over the last few years, the federal government has carefully stacked the ABC’s board with right wing nutcases, including Keith “we never did nuffink to the Aborigines, it was like that… -
al gore: rationalist politician?
Whether you’re left or right in a conventional sense, it’s worth paying attention to what Al Gore has been saying lately about the state of American – and by extension, Australian – politics. His new book, The Assault On Reason,… -
those who fail to learn the lessons of history
Is the government doomed to repeat the lesson Paul Keating and the ALP received in 1996? This article is certainly cause for reflection: a summary of the major newspapers’ views on the parties leading into the 96 election.… -
it had to be howled on the streets by newsboys to bus conductors
Seemingly out of the blue, Australia’s main media outlets have actually agreed on something other than money and their desire for more money, and have got together to launch a campaign called “Australia’s Right to Know.” The focus of the… -
going through all these things twice
Looks like I wasn’t the only one to notice The Australian‘s little effort yesterday: Crikey ran a similar piece here.
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a standing army of newswriters – today’s australian
Australia’s only national broadsheet, The Australian, is one of the best sources of real news and analysis in the country. Unfortunately it is also utterly biased, not only in its editorial section but also its news and features.…