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http://gorey.in/newspapers/when-does-it-become-news/
October 21 2009, 4:28am | Comments »
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I posted to oznewspapers.com
New post here on newspaper cannibal hypocrisy: http://ax.lv/n
September 17 2009, 4:59am | Comments »
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I posted to oznewspapers.com
I’ve written here about criticism and complaints. I’ll post links to stories occasionally to keep this site alive until I find someone to take it over or share authorship.
August 28 2009, 2:17am | Comments »
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I posted to oznewspapers.com
I’m on the brink of closing this site down. I would prefer to hand it over to someone (free, except for hosting costs). If someone would like to take it over, I might contribute occasionally. Meanwhile, I’m more likely to comment on one of my personal sites: http://www.gorey.com.au http://www.gorey.in If…
August 2 2009, 3:03am | Comments »
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I posted to oznewspapers.com
Privacy and the right of reply
I did something this week I have never done before – I allowed a contentious story to run without actively seeking reply in the same edition. The matter related to a complaint by the family of a disabled man against a public agency. The man’s mother claimed the agency was…
July 23 2009, 7:30pm | Comments »
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The Australian’s media section today examined the issue of taxpayers subsidising development of the ABC’s regional websites. I had missed the budget announcement of $15.3 million being allocated to the ABC to “create virtual town squares for communities” in regional and rural Australia. APN and Fairfax have expressed concerns. The…
May 25 2009, 4:53am | Comments »
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I posted to oznewspapers.com
Competition among news outlets to publish first on the web has compromised standards and eroded traditions in the Australian media. Accuracy has been sacrificed for speed. Journalists have always worked under the pressure of deadlines, of course, but the urgency is now immediate. The latest example of poor publishing practice…
May 20 2009, 4:19am | Comments »
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The Herald Sun online today convinced me to pay $1.80 for a newspaper to experience Papermotion. The article proclaims a “newspaper revolution” where “readers will be given the chance to enter an interactive digital world”. The technology requires a webcam, Windows or Macintosh and some additional software called D’Fusion, which…
May 16 2009, 10:07pm | Comments »
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Does a journalist’s background matter? Not for the individual it doesn’t, but a newspaper benefits from having a diverse group of people. A paper that has a staff full of lesbian communists will inevitably lean to the feminist left. A paper with a staff full of alcoholic male punters will…
April 24 2009, 4:58am | Comments »
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