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I posted to gorey.com.au
How Will The End Of Print Journalism Affect Old Loons Who Hoard Newspapers?
March 8 2010, 3:47pm | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
Lara Bingle and the right to privacy
Model Lara Bingle is suing footballer Brendan Fervola over his alleged distribution of a revealing photograph. The snap 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…
March 2 2010, 3:39am | Comments »
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I posted to ozcomments.com
The ABC’s proposed 24-hour news channel is a great idea. As managing director Mark Scott has stated, the ABC has the personnel and the resources to make it happen without incurring extra costs. What he didn’t say, but I imagine will happen, is integration with the proposed “virtual town square”…
January 24 2010, 3:05am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
A newspaper in a neighboring town, The Spectator at Hamilton, has a popular “text the editor” section. The concept isn’t entirely new, of course. I’ve seen it in many places elsewhere and Mount Gambier’s paper does it as well. In fact, I was interviewed by a university student during the…
January 8 2010, 1:24am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
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…
October 30 2009, 11:37pm | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
'Back blocks' remark unwarranted
Full credit to city councillor Tony Pasin for speaking out against the "back blocks" description of Mount Gambier in an Adelaide newspaper.Too often such remarks are allowed to go through unchallenged.Our civic leaders have a responsibility to advocate on behalf of Mount Gambier and to defend the city from unwarranted…
October 14 2009, 4:49pm | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
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…
September 21 2009, 5:57am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Newspapers around the world are grappling with how digital media has changed the way people obtain and consume information.The amount of information available to people today at the click of a mouse is staggering.A hundred years ago the newspaper and the telegraph were the only means of rapidly conveying news…
August 17 2009, 10:03pm | Comments »
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I posted to ozcomments.com
A lot has been written and said about newspapers charging for online content since Rupert Murdoch restated News Corp’s intention to go down this path in the next 12 months. I’ve always been web savvy and knew 12 years ago there would be a drift from newsprint to the web.…
August 9 2009, 2:58am | Comments »
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