Random thoughts and observations
I don’t like those addictive little news tickers they run across the screen during breakfast television. They tease and irritate. One that caught my eye this morning said: “Man allegedly arrested in Perth on terrorist charges”. The word “allegedly” here is misplaced. The man was arrested on terrorist charges, or an alleged terrorist was arrested. [...]
I was interested to hear Andrew Denton’s interview last night with veteran White House press corps member Helen Thomas. I empathised with her comment that it’s hard to start writing opinion pieces after years of straight reporting. It also made me realise that I’m in the older generation of (former) journalists who believe newspapers should [...]
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