Comments on: Media wrap: papers unite against press reforms

By: klewso

klewso — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:45:34 +0000

Exactly Bill, imagine what Murdoch would do to an editor of his if they took an alternate political tack to his?

By: Gerry Hatrick, OAP

Gerry Hatrick, OAP — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:33:21 +0000

Lefty authoritarianism and intolerance on full display here. It isn’t enough for them to simply ignore publications they don’t approve of. They demand and rejoice in others being prevented from seeing them.

Wait, what? look at all the newspapers you’re being prevented from reading! Look at all that dissent that’s being crushed. Just keep that fluoride out of your water and you’ll be fine

By: Patriot

Patriot — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:09:48 +0000

Lefty authoritarianism and intolerance on full display here. It isn’t enough for them to simply ignore publications they don’t approve of. They demand and rejoice in others being prevented from seeing them.

By: Bill Hilliger

Bill Hilliger — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:49:45 +0000

The Daily Telegraph overlooked one photo of despots controlling the press. Why, its our own Lupert who actually controls the majority of the Aussie press.

By: AR

AR — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:07:49 +0000

To be reviled by such is to be garlanded with roses.

By: zut alors

zut alors — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:23:03 +0000

Anyone this vehemently reviled by News Ltd deserves my vote.

By: Robert Brown

Robert Brown — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:32:27 +0000

“All politicians are self-interested…”
Oh sweet irony!

By: drmick

drmick — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:18:40 +0000

Klewso that sounds like the roll call for the current version of a “balanced” ABC program panel of ex perts.

By: klewso

klewso — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:45:12 +0000

Up here in Q, our one viewspaper (The Curry or Maul - with it’s editorial control of what we get to see and read - ie their views) trotted out “ex-spirts” to validate their case, such “loominaries” as “Cap’n” Flint, Murdoch employee Kim “O’Saaby” Williams, ex-Murdoch employee Hamish McLelland (picked ripe to take over “Charnel 10”), “Seven West Media(?)”, and Abbott’s “Minister for Limited News - M. T-ball” : to one against …. that being their hand-picked “Slipper the Tongue” (obviously shopped for affect, “If this rat thinks it’s a good idea ….!”?)

By: klewso

klewso — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:33:09 +0000

Dr, one of them doesn’t even like living here.

By: drmick

drmick — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:10:55 +0000

Two owners and how many papers? Move along; nothing to see here.

By: Holden Back

Holden Back — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:02:25 +0000

‘your’ media - oh please, Mr Williams.

By: Diana Taylor

Diana Taylor — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:16:11 +0000

If the vested interests are venting such fury, it must be good legislation.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:28:10 +0000

I love the list of dictatorships that “censor” their press. The free press is doing a great job censoring itself outside of the public interest.

By: Holden Back

Holden Back — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:19:54 +0000

The classic ‘outraged’ rhetorical movement is seen in the Advertiser’s editorial: attribute your own motivation to your opponent.

By: drmick

drmick — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:48:49 +0000

Conroy must be spot on if you are all squealing like the proverbials.
What the “press” fail to realise, (and this is proven by the continual decline in sales, relevance and quality etc.), is that they have no idea what is in the “public” interest. Further, the “public” have run away in droves from whatever the “press” has replaced accurate quality journalism with. In their star chambers, the “editors” think the public are the problem.
When an international “news” organisation is ordered to provide a manufactured negative daily report on any individual, it is sad and reflects more on the “news” organisation, its owner and employees, that on the individual being crucified. When the same organisation pays pro$titute$ to say whatever they tell them to say, the difference between their “journalists” and the pros diminishes, along with their credibility.
“Ignore us at your own peril” they seem to be echoing, & just like the grotesque squawking bitter old white goblin that provided that “threat”,less and less people care.