The Media

[The Triangle]

I think she is making herself look like a loose cannon, she will be seen as too much of a liability for most IMO, way too much shooting from the lip.
Sad really, she has been able to open a lot of doors in the past year, hopefully they don't all slam shut on her this year.

Hope all those doors do slam shut. She's got a great platform to do something but she and the media are completely wasting it. I agree with the above posts, seems like she's just itching for an Oprah interview. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a Grace Tame story where it chronicled how she was out at schools talking to young kids about how to identify and avoid pedos rather than all the reasons she doesn't like Scomo?

So much for fighting for those who are threatened and abused..... The MSM need to stop covering her. Go back to bindi irwin and rebel wilson as story fillers.

 

[Humid]

Blokesworld.....try speaking to some women
And not your boomer wives lol

 

[sptrawler]

Blokesworld.....try speaking to some women
And not your boomer wives lol

Why is that?
Grace is blowing up the ones who built her up, welcome to the real World, today's media. You're only as good as your last headline.
So she has gone from side sneers, to bong hugging, a week is a long time in the media cycle.

Lucky us boomers have a grasp on reality, unlike you blokesworld... dudes lol.

‘I’d be lying if I said it didn’t let me down’: Grace Tame slams media outlets in open letter

The former Australian of the Year and child abuse survivor has called out media outlets that published an old photograph of her with a bong.

www.smh.com.au

From the article:
Activist and former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has accused Australian media outlets of attempting to discredit her by publishing an old photograph where she is pictured with a water pipe, colloquially known as a bong, as a 19-year-old.
Tame published an open letter on Twitter on Saturday afternoon to say she felt the coverage of the 2014 photo taken from a now-deleted Instagram post on her account had let her down, not only as an individual but as an advocate for the survivor community.

 

[Humid]

Why is that?
Grace is blowing up the ones who built her up, welcome to the real World, today's media. You're only as good as your last headline.
So she has gone from side sneers, to bong hugging, a week is a long time in the media cycle.

Lucky us boomers have a grasp on reality, unlike you blokesworld... dudes lol.

‘I’d be lying if I said it didn’t let me down’: Grace Tame slams media outlets in open letter

The former Australian of the Year and child abuse survivor has called out media outlets that published an old photograph of her with a bong.

www.smh.com.au

From the article:
Activist and former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has accused Australian media outlets of attempting to discredit her by publishing an old photograph where she is pictured with a water pipe, colloquially known as a bong, as a 19-year-old.
Tame published an open letter on Twitter on Saturday afternoon to say she felt the coverage of the 2014 photo taken from a now-deleted Instagram post on her account had let her down, not only as an individual but as an advocate for the survivor community.

Purple rinse brigade with a dried arrangement

 

[sptrawler]

Purple rinse brigade with a dried arrangement

Ah yes, but it's not often we're wrong and we were right again.
Shows you still need a few more years on the clock, before you will have valued judgement.
Like we said, Grace had every opportunity to make a difference, but like most of the younger generation, they shoot from the lip.

 

[Humid]

Ah yes, but it's not often we're wrong and we were right again.
Shows you still need a few more years on the clock, before you will have valued judgement.
Like we said, Grace had every opportunity to make a difference, but like most of the younger generation, they shoot from the lip.

The sad part is you don't realise how out of touch you are

 

[sptrawler]

The sad part is you don't realise how out of touch you are

That's a laugh, coming from someone, who still can't string a sentence together.
Yet still tries to come over as having a brain.

For example:

The sad part is you don't realise how out of touch you are

Should read:

The sad part is, you don't realise, how out of touch you are.

The fact is, your too lazy to use punctuation.
Lazy being the operative word, as it probably permeates, through your whole persona.
You will be able to use that, as an exercise in English, on your next swing. ?

By the way, how sexist is it, that you denigrate Boomer wives? You really do need to look in a mirror son, before you end up in manure.
I'm sure HR in the mining companies wouldn't want to hear your quote:
"Blokesworld.....try speaking to some women
And not your boomer wives lol"

As the management are probably married to boomer wives, Tutt, Tutt.

And you say I'm out of touch, obviously no mirrors in your house, FW.?

Your stupidity is boundless, yet you continue to put it on display, amazing the perception the younger generation have of themselves.
10 out of 10 for arrogance @Humid , aptly supported by you ignorance.

But as I was sponsored to come here to help further Australia's fortunes, I will persevere and try my utmost, to drag you out of the mire of literal ignorance you find yourself in, as we have said the education system has a lot to answer for . ?

 

[Humid]

That's a laugh, coming from someone, who still can't string a sentence together.
Yet still tries to come over as having a brain.

For example:

Should read:

The fact is, your too lazy to use punctuation.
Lazy being the operative word, as it probably permeates, through your whole persona.
You will be able to use that, as an exercise in English, on your next swing. ?

By the way, how sexist is it, that you denigrate Boomer wives? You really do need to look in a mirror son, before you end up in manure.
I'm sure HR in the mining companies wouldn't want to hear your quote:
"Blokesworld.....try speaking to some women
And not your boomer wives lol"

As the management are probably married to boomer wives, Tutt, Tutt.

And you say I'm out of touch, obviously no mirrors in your house, FW.?

Your stupidity is boundless, yet you continue to put it on display, amazing the perception the younger generation have of themselves.
10 out of 10 for arrogance @Humid , aptly supported by you ignorance.

But as I was sponsored to come here to help further Australia's fortunes, I will persevere and try my utmost, to drag you out of the mire of literal ignorance you find yourself in, as we have said the education system has a lot to answer for . ?

ok boomer

 

[Humid]

The fact is, your too lazy to use punctuation.

Classic yore lol

 

[sptrawler]

Looks like the 'big red panic button' has been pushed, there are some that are worried they may lose control of the stage. ?
Oh Wow, if you think you are getting misinformation now, wait until someone else owns it, what a hoot.?
As though it isn't a raging fire of misinformation now, jeez these people need to get a grip.

Musk, the professional agitator, will make Twitter a worse place

If you think Twitter is a bin fire now, a successful takeover by Elon Musk could turn it into a raging inferno of misinformation.

www.theage.com.au

From the article:
If you think Twitter is a bin fire now, a successful takeover by Elon Musk could turn it into a raging inferno of misinformation, and spark an even bigger tussle with regulators.

 

[sptrawler]

A good article that touches on the state of our media.

Focus on gaffes misses the real issues

Political journalism is not, or should not be, like sport reporting.

www.theage.com.au

From the article:
There is something inherently crazy-making about political journalism in the fever of an election campaign. The journalists spin a narrative and by doing so alter the reality on which they report.

Or do they?
It is almost too obvious to need stating, but the democratic purpose of an election campaign is to display and test the policies and capacities of competing candidates and their parties, to help voters make a choice.
And the purpose of political journalism is to help this process.

Political journalism is not, or should not be, like sport reporting.
So how are we to understand these phrases, lifted from the work of some of our leading political journalists over the last week, including some in this newspaper? There has been much commentary on who “won” the first week of the campaign, and who was “match fit” and who did or did not “drop the ball”.
Then there is the journalistic speculation on whether a gaffe – such as Albanese’s admittedly extraordinary failure to call employment figures to mind – will dominate the campaign, without any acknowledgement that journalists themselves largely determine this.
The opinion polls were uniformly inaccurate at the last federal election, and nobody is really sure that the problems have been fixed, yet their publication steers the dialogue.
What does it mean to say, as several political journalists did this week, that Scott Morrison is a better campaigner than he is prime minister?

If that is true, then surely it is the job of journalists to narrow the gap between those phenomena. If the campaign is not reflecting the quality of the prime minister, and the alternative prime minister, then that’s a problem, and an implicit journalistic failure.

One of the best sources of data on how Australians consume news is the annual report from the News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra. It shows only 13 per cent of Australians are paying for a news service – considerably lower than the global average of 17 per cent. Political journalism that is published behind paywalls is no longer really mass media. It informs an elite.
To the extent it trickles through to the majority, it is through influencing the free-to-air outlets where most Australians get their news.

Twenty-three per cent of news media users say social media is their main source of news – and mostly not the accounts of mainstream media and professional journalists. This is fast increasing, across all age groups.
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[SirRumpole]

A good article that touches on the state of our media.

Focus on gaffes misses the real issues

Political journalism is not, or should not be, like sport reporting.

www.theage.com.au

From the article:
There is something inherently crazy-making about political journalism in the fever of an election campaign. The journalists spin a narrative and by doing so alter the reality on which they report.

Or do they?
It is almost too obvious to need stating, but the democratic purpose of an election campaign is to display and test the policies and capacities of competing candidates and their parties, to help voters make a choice.
And the purpose of political journalism is to help this process.

Political journalism is not, or should not be, like sport reporting.
So how are we to understand these phrases, lifted from the work of some of our leading political journalists over the last week, including some in this newspaper? There has been much commentary on who “won” the first week of the campaign, and who was “match fit” and who did or did not “drop the ball”.
Then there is the journalistic speculation on whether a gaffe – such as Albanese’s admittedly extraordinary failure to call employment figures to mind – will dominate the campaign, without any acknowledgement that journalists themselves largely determine this.
The opinion polls were uniformly inaccurate at the last federal election, and nobody is really sure that the problems have been fixed, yet their publication steers the dialogue.
What does it mean to say, as several political journalists did this week, that Scott Morrison is a better campaigner than he is prime minister?

If that is true, then surely it is the job of journalists to narrow the gap between those phenomena. If the campaign is not reflecting the quality of the prime minister, and the alternative prime minister, then that’s a problem, and an implicit journalistic failure.

One of the best sources of data on how Australians consume news is the annual report from the News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra. It shows only 13 per cent of Australians are paying for a news service – considerably lower than the global average of 17 per cent. Political journalism that is published behind paywalls is no longer really mass media. It informs an elite.
To the extent it trickles through to the majority, it is through influencing the free-to-air outlets where most Australians get their news.

Twenty-three per cent of news media users say social media is their main source of news – and mostly not the accounts of mainstream media and professional journalists. This is fast increasing, across all age groups.
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Excellent article , pretty spot on. Go for sensationalism, forget the real issues, it's been typical of the Murdoch media but it seems to be spreading.

Looks like The Age is open minded enough to print some self criticism, good on them.

 

[sptrawler]

Another own goal by the media.
Did Morrison give himself the name "Scott from marketing"? Now all of a sudden giving people nicknames is out of order, I just wish they media would stay on one narrative then people could adjust. ?

Scott Morrison slammed over 'Trump-like' press conference tactic

Handing out nicknames to the opposition does not bode well for the prime minister, one expert has warned.

au.news.yahoo.com

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has seemingly picked up a thing or two from former US President Donald Trump and given the Shadow Treasurer a new nickname.

A petty back-and-forth between the nation's two major parties has seen Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers copping the nickname 'Sneaky Jim', prompting one expert to call for an end to the Kardashian-style performances.

 

[mullokintyre]

Excellent article , pretty spot on. Go for sensationalism, forget the real issues, it's been typical of the Murdoch media but it seems to be spreading.

Looks like The Age is open minded enough to print some self criticism, good on them.

Ah, the media talking about the media.
Its always someone else in the media thats the problem.
Mick

 

[sptrawler]

Is it just me that thinks that the commercial breaks are getting longer and more ads are getting squeezed in

 

[sptrawler]

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/online-media-fuelling-divisions-global-tensions-report/news-story/eba623d8d9f1de6bfc28fecba3c8a10b

Reporters Without Borders said democratic societies are increasingly fractured by social media spreading disinformation and more opinion media pursuing a so-called "Fox News model", referring to the controversial right-wing television network in the United States.

"Polarisation on these two levels is fuelling increased tension," Reporters Without Borders, widely known by its French acronym RSF, said in a five-page summary.
The situation is "very bad" in a record 28 countries, according to this year's ranking of 180 countries and regions based on the degree of freedom enjoyed by journalists.

Russia (155th) and ally Belarus (153rd) were also on its red list of the most repressive.

Nordic countries Norway, Denmark and Sweden again topped the index, serving as a democratic models "where freedom of expression flourishes".

But it noted "oligarchs still own or control the media" in both.

That trend was even starker in "illiberal democracies" such as Poland (66th), a European Union country where suppression of independent media was also noted by RSF.

This year's listing was developed with a new methodology redefining press freedom and using five new indicators -- political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and security -- to reflect its "complexity".

 

[basilio]

In the thread on the Ukraine war there have been a number of posts from Beau of the Fifth Column.

I have to say I was impressed with his style and content. Seemed to know his onions.
I checked out his you tube website and was even more impressed with the range and depth of his conversations.
IMV well worth checking out.

https://www.youtube.com/user/unvoicedproject

 

[sptrawler]

It's good to see the media telling the media they are talking crap, pot and kettle comes to mind. ?

Wilkinson hits out at ‘trashy media gossip’​

The Project co-host Lisa Wilkinson has criticised magazine publications for publishing stories about her while praising women including Grace Tame and Magda Szubanski for standing up for themselves.

 

[sptrawler]

Another classic from the media IMO.
Is anyone forcing the parents to send the kids to that school? and if they are paying for the kids to go to that school, isn't it because they are happy with the way it is run.
If they aren't happy with the way it is run, send the kids to another school, maybe a Government school.

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https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...uried-after-gym-shooting-20220513-p5al3h.html

Education​

‘Goes against our beliefs’: Parents and church clash over private school values​

While parents pay $30,000 a year or more for their children to go to Anglican schools, the ultimate decisions about how the schools are run, lie not with them, but with the church.

 

[rederob]

Another classic from the media IMO.
Is anyone forcing the parents to send the kids to that school? and if they are paying for the kids to go to that school, isn't it because they are happy with the way it is run.
If they aren't happy with the way it is run, send the kids to another school, maybe a Government school.

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https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...uried-after-gym-shooting-20220513-p5al3h.html

Education​

‘Goes against our beliefs’: Parents and church clash over private school values​

While parents pay $30,000 a year or more for their children to go to Anglican schools, the ultimate decisions about how the schools are run, lie not with them, but with the church.

I think your concern is poorly placed.
Try this instead.
And remember that St Catherine's got over $60M from St Malcolm Turncoat to build a school hall in 2016.

On top of this we have a PM hoping to enshrine religious discrimination into planned legislation.