Submitted by James Purser on Thu, 26/01/2012 - 11:40
So two things happened today.
The first was a near riot that necessitated the evacuation of the Prime Minister and the Opposition leader from an awards ceremony meant to highlight the work of emergency workers.
The second was WIN Television blowing it again.
If you haven't caught up on the events today then I heres a brief timeline I've put together from various sources:
Submitted by James Purser on Mon, 24/10/2011 - 04:59
Here I am stuck in the middle with you.
(Warning, rambling rant follows)
Here's the thing. The political debate in this country sucks. It really does. Either we have Captain No leading the opposition, or we have a government that continuously seems to fail comms 101.
Submitted by James Purser on Fri, 15/07/2011 - 23:28
I've blogged about the main stream media confusing life with tech news before but todays Sydney Morning Herald Tech section front page needs another poke.
Let's have a look at the editors picks (click on the image below for a clearer copy):
Submitted by James Purser on Thu, 09/06/2011 - 05:17
Okay let me just check something. Yup we are living in the year 2011 (as adjudged by the Christian Calender, your religion based calender may differ). People are, at this very moment, doing the following:
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Tweeting
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Facebooking
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Youtubing
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Looking stuff up
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Paying bills
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Buying stuff
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Emailing people
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Chatting
These activities have been part of the every day for a few years now. It's nothing new.
Submitted by James Purser on Fri, 03/06/2011 - 00:44
"So enough about us, what do you think about us?"
Okay, how many of you reading this have watched question time in federal parliament?
Right.
How many of you think that question time is in fact a useless piece of perfomance theatre designed not to ask genuine questions, but to score points and futher political goals.
Right (please note I am assuming that there are large numbers of people agreeing with the above statements. I can't actually see who's raising their hands).
Submitted by James Purser on Mon, 30/05/2011 - 00:08
What do the following headlines have in common?
'Carbon Cate' Blanchett tells Aussies to pay up over carbon charge
Screams the Daily Telegraph
Submitted by James Purser on Fri, 20/05/2011 - 02:00
Dear Media,
Please, get over yourself.
If you want to to play in the political sphere (as opposed to simply reporting it), then you have no right to whinge when someone starts to treat you just like any other political player.
If your editor is, say, going to call for the destruction of a political party, and your media organisation is going to run a consistantly negative line about said party, then you are going to have to expect the following:
Submitted by James Purser on Fri, 01/04/2011 - 02:41
So the big studios have announced their answer to netflix and other internet nasties:
They are going to offer online streaming "rentals" (which I'm assuming means access passes to content which stays on their server and is streamed through approved players/apps) to people. Whoo hoo! Excellent! How much did you say?
$30.00 USD for a two month rental.
Submitted by James Purser on Sat, 19/02/2011 - 05:10
Dear Richard,
After reading your recent article comparing Social Media with Main Stream Media, I feel I should write to set a couple of things straight.
Before I address the points you make in your article I'd like make a couple of my own.
Submitted by James Purser on Sat, 02/10/2010 - 01:24
I've deliberately held off writing this post until the fuss has died down so that it doesn't get caught up in the crap flood that followed the initial article.
But first an explanation for those of you just joining us.
