Comments on: Walkleys: journalism’s ‘extraordinarily dull’ night of nights http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/12/03/walkleys-journalisms-extraordinarily-dull-night-of-nights/ now with extra source Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:46:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: negativegearmiddleclasswelfarenow.com http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/12/03/walkleys-journalisms-extraordinarily-dull-night-of-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-230727 negativegearmiddleclasswelfarenow.com Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:17:49 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=335306#comment-230727 These are the assembled clowns that missed Gillard's caning of Abbott with "that speech". Bring on the Wankleys. These are the assembled clowns that missed Gillard’s caning

of Abbott with “that speech”. Bring on the Wankleys.

]]> By: Mark out West http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/12/03/walkleys-journalisms-extraordinarily-dull-night-of-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-230643 Mark out West Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:12:52 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=335306#comment-230643 The Gold award says it all for journalism in this country. A gossip piece about a family from the high end of town, who cares. This is worthy of the top journalist award in the country, really???? The Gold award says it all for journalism in this country. A gossip piece about a family from the high end of town, who cares. This is worthy of the top journalist award in the country, really????

]]> By: Will Arnott http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/12/03/walkleys-journalisms-extraordinarily-dull-night-of-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-230635 Will Arnott Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:37:07 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=335306#comment-230635 Cave was just saying what everyone knows. The MEAA uses it for its own purposes (every president gets a prize - or in the case of one, a gold walkley for services to the meaa!). I'm just waiting for the prize for PR, the MEAA's latest recruitment category. The Walkley trustees should cancel the whole crappy event, get some independent people to judge the award, and hand them in out in a low key event somewhere appropriate. Cave was just saying what everyone knows. The MEAA uses it for its own purposes (every president gets a prize - or in the case of one, a gold walkley for services to the meaa!).
I’m just waiting for the prize for PR, the MEAA’s latest recruitment category.
The Walkley trustees should cancel the whole crappy event, get some independent people to judge the award, and hand them in out in a low key event somewhere appropriate.

]]> By: zut alors http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/12/03/walkleys-journalisms-extraordinarily-dull-night-of-nights/comment-page-1/#comment-230620 zut alors Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:13:12 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=335306#comment-230620 I applaud Peter Cave's comments. It's so refreshing to hear someone in the media speak frankly and from the heart. The fact that he was so self-effacing added to his gravitas. The tightly scripted ceremony was as dull as dish water to watch on delay (especially as First Dog's moment of glory was cruelly edited). Mercifully, we viewers escaped the noisy nightclub finale. I applaud Peter Cave’s comments. It’s so refreshing to hear someone in the media speak frankly and from the heart. The fact that he was so self-effacing added to his gravitas.

The tightly scripted ceremony was as dull as dish water to watch on delay (especially as First Dog’s moment of glory was cruelly edited). Mercifully, we viewers escaped the noisy nightclub finale.

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