Stenography Journalism: Fairfax On Spying And Snowden
On August 7, the Sydney Morning Herald ran a vacuous story on its front page.…More
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What Happens When You Leave Nazi Quotes On Tabloid News Stories? The Readers Love it
The comments section of a right wing tabloid newspaper is hardly a place for the…More
Respectable Hatred: Fairfax On Islam
Politicians and celebrities have a favourite kind of racism for politicians and celebrities. The type…More
Hilarious ‘F**k Off Back To Your Own Country’ Facebook Rant Goes Viral
If you haven’t met JaackMaate, you’re missing out. And no, he’s not Australian (he’s British),…More
The Book Of Kevin: He’s From Queensland And He’s Still Here To Help
After nearly two years in self-imposed exile Kevin Rudd is finally prepared to break his…More
Unfair On Welfare: Daily Telegraph Pinged By Press Council
News Corp paper The Daily Telegraph has had a complaint against it upheld by the…More
The Perfect Storm: Alan Jones Gets It Wrong During Andrew Bolt Climate Change Rant
Broadcaster Alan Jones has landed in hot water over comments he made on his 2GB…More
Andrew Bolt Trashes Muslims, And His Own Arguments For Trashing Muslims
On the subject of Andrew Bolt, I can be a bit of a broken record.…More
The Outrage Makers: Belle Gibson, Zaky Mallah And How Big Media Benefits
The furore over Zaky Mallah seems to me to have a noticeable parallel to the…More
Worshipping The Suns May Lead To Drug Use. Or Not.
So a bunch of young blokes did cocaine and went to strip clubs. This usually…More