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Miss Hale said:
I agree. Although I did wonder when I was shouting at my telly this morning if it was the best way to start my Sunday.
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Which is why I no longer watch it. Just get too annoyed. Q & A is only marginally better.
 
Upon listening to that, I can understand why Janet Albrechtsen declined to be a regular on Insiders.
 
drsmith said:
Upon listening to that, I can understand why Janet Albrechtsen declined to be a regular on Insiders.
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+1. The derision and mockery directed, amongst peals of laughter, at Piers Akerman (who can be a bit of a prat at times but with whom I agree on this) is just rude. Cassidy should be sacked on the basis of his overt bias.
 
Julia said:
+1. The derision and mockery directed, amongst peals of laughter, at Piers Akerman (who can be a bit of a prat at times but with whom I agree on this) is just rude. Cassidy should be sacked on the basis of his overt bias.
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Sacked? When he's just won a Quill Award? More likely he will be promoted. Let's face it, the Insiders team is so far up their own you know what they wouldn't recognise objectivity if it hit them in the face.

The ABC has dominated the TV winners at the 2013 Quill Awards last night.

Best Columnist/Blogger
Barrie Cassidy
The Drum, ABC Online
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http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/03/quill-awards-2013-winners.html
 
chiff said:
Is it a truism to say that bias is in the eye of beholder?
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I saw this in the Fairfax press this morning, highlighted as a featured comment,

History will judge Julia Gillard as one of the greatest Prime MInisters ever in the way she has driven momentum for Australia's future - recognising the need for action on climate change, building a new infrastructure for the commerce of the 21st century, saving countless numbers of jobs during the uncertainty of the Global Financial crisis (every country that embraced Hoover-like austerity is in deep crisis now), reworking education and recognising the need to bring our disabled out of the shadows so that they contribute fully to our society and to release their carers so that they too can contribute more fully to society.

People who cannot see the present through the miasma of lies and misrepresentations of Abbott and his bosses can hardly claim to see the future with any accuracy.

CommenterWhyalla WipeoutLocationDate and timeMarch 18, 2013, 11:17AM
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http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-pulse-live/politics-live-march-18-2013-20130318-2g9nf.html
 
Was that editorial comment? Or was it just an obscure opinion meant to provoke.Why take it on board?I find it better to try to let things like that go thru to the keeper..and not pass any judgement.
The newspaper would say that they canvas and express a range of views....many just to provoke a reaction.
And how people react is probably in direct proportion to their bias.
 
I just watched that Akerman video for the first time.It seems Akerman is his own worst enemy for indulging in exaggeration and irrational comparisons.The world is not going to end.I see Malcolm Farr having a laugh.Are Akerman and him from the same stable?Probably a little FBC there-my guess.
But why worry about it? And why worry what the view of some obscure group from Whyalla is.
 
chiff said:
I just watched that Akerman video for the first time.It seems Akerman is his own worst enemy for indulging in exaggeration and irrational comparisons.The world is not going to end.I see Malcolm Farr having a laugh.Are Akerman and him from the same stable?Probably a little FBC there-my guess.
But why worry about it? And why worry what the view of some obscure group from Whyalla is.
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Akerman knows when his industry is under threat.
I wouldn't try to second guess him if I were you.
 
chiff said:
I just watched that Akerman video for the first time.It seems Akerman is his own worst enemy for indulging in exaggeration and irrational comparisons.The world is not going to end.I see Malcolm Farr having a laugh.Are Akerman and him from the same stable?Probably a little FBC there-my guess.
But why worry about it? And why worry what the view of some obscure group from Whyalla is.
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Akerman was over top as usual, Karen Middleton was the one making sense-able comment about the lack of detail surrounding the issue.

The right wont be happy until there is only one owner of Australian media, now thats a threat to freedom of speech.

Malcolm Farr BTW is excellent also.
 
chiff said:
But why worry about it? And why worry what the view of some obscure group from Whyalla is.
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With reference to bias, I never said I was worried about it. The point was that a lot of political commentary is biased, including on average, my own. Most people are biased in their political views, the same as most people are biased about their driving ability.

chiff said:
I just watched that Akerman video for the first time.It seems Akerman is his own worst enemy for indulging in exaggeration and irrational comparisons.The world is not going to end.I see Malcolm Farr having a laugh.Are Akerman and him from the same stable?Probably a little FBC there-my guess.
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On the topic of exaggeration, where in that video clip did Akerman say the world was going to end ?

I saw Karen and Barrie (to a lesser extent) provoking Piers Akerman into an emotional response. Barrie though understood what Piers was saying and became more serious about his points as the interview went on.

According to Piers, the regulator becomes answerable to the government. Did Barrie challenge that point ?
 
Barrie's modus operandi is to line up two members of the Canberra press gallery (in this case Farr and Middleton) against a conservative outsider. As I've said before it's a stacked deck.
 
Calliope said:
Barrie's modus operandi is to line up two members of the Canberra press gallery (in this case Farr and Middleton) against a conservative outsider. As I've said before it's a stacked deck.
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I don't know why Niki Savva bothers when David Marr in on, but she is able to put him in his place with grace.
 
Because we disagree with a view does not make that view bias.
I know what my own biases are and try to compensate for them-always trying not to take myself too seriously.
 
An Essential poll released this week showed that only 34 per cent of respondents expressed trust in Federal Parliament - 8 percentage points higher than last year. Given Gillard has been battling both internal and external challenges to the legitimacy of her government and her very legitimacy as leader, it's interesting the figure is as high as that. And only 12 per cent said they trusted political parties - the institutions that select our candidates for political office.

Newspapers were trusted by only 30 per cent, television news the same and online news media by just 27 per cent. (The ABC was a standout exception, trusted by 70 per cent of respondents, an 11 percentage point increase on last year).
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Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...s-go-to-war-20130322-2gl96.html#ixzz2OJHlqkmA


The poll went on to say the 30% who didn't trust the ABC were mainly members of ASF :rolleyes:
 
IFocus said:
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...s-go-to-war-20130322-2gl96.html#ixzz2OJHlqkmA


The poll went on to say the 30% who didn't trust the ABC were mainly members of ASF :rolleyes:
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IF - does it say that 70% trust the political content of the ABC?

Methinks you are, once again, cherry picking to suit your propaganda. Oh, and it's not only ASF - your head is clearly way too much in the sand ..:rolleyes::D:D


EDIT: here's the link to the actual poll - it doesn't mention political content in regard to the ABC. Why try to deceive, IF???
 
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