Random thoughts and observations
I’m afraid that sub-editing standards have been thrown out the window in describing the death of Sonia McMahon. In 1965, she married William “Billy” McMahon, an aspiring politician in Sir Robert Menzies’ government. She was 32, he 57. Since the slow and ambiguous denial of imperial honors in Australia, the media has largely struggled to [...]
Having just introduced text-link ads to this website, some people might think it’s hypocritical of me to criticise obtrusive website advertising, but that’s what I’m going to do. I’ll explain the text-link ads shortly. The fact is I find website video ads extremely annoying, especially the ones that start automatically. I am being dissuaded from [...]
Model Lara Bingle is suing footballer Brendan Fevola over his alleged distribution of a revealing photograph. The snap (right) shows Bingle in the shower, clearly unhappy about having her picture taken. It’s been confirmed the pair shared a brief relationship three years ago when Bingle was 19 and while Fevola was already married. According to [...]
Zoo Weekly is looking for a features editor. I check out the online job ads every couple of weeks. A mentor once recommended the practice “so you can find out if your job has been advertised”. In the dog-eat-dog newspaper world it seemed like good advice. Plus you get to know the industry gossip of [...]
Reporting suicide is a virtual taboo in the Australian media. Authorities are reluctant to divulge information or comment on suicide cases. Pressure comes to bear on journalists and editors to not report suicides at all, presumably out of a copycat fear. The hostility from health agencies toward media reporting of suicides has gone too far [...]
