Michael Brissendon goes scoopless to Washington, cop that Phillip Adams, Chaser returns and more.
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Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog: (Scoopless) Mr Brissenden Goes to Washington
It was the Taliban wot won it
It now it appears as though the dodgy fliers handed out in Lindsay last week by the Liberals may have been a poll decider, writes Christian Kerr.
Media briefs and TV ratings
The TV viewing public has voted … The Chaser v Today Tonight: the gloves are off … Last night’s TV ratings.
Reality check: And it’s bad luck for Kevin
Some bad luck for Kevin Rudd tonight - or perhaps we should call it bad planning - but his policy speech is going to be overshadowed no matter how many billions he spends or doesn’t spend.
Media briefs and TV ratings
A skit too far? … The Zemaniac can still pull a crowd … Last night’s TV ratings.
Flint: The real arbiters of this election are still undecided
Let us hope that in future elections, the media concentrate on policy issues rather than trivia, writes David Flint.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Chasing an elephant … Will Nine join Ten on NBC? … Is Nine trying to lure Jim Waley back? … Last night’s TV ratings.
Is the Chaser team beginning to fray at the edges?
Is the end of The Chaser’s War On Everything drawing nigh, or is a very long holiday well away from TV on the cards? asks Glenn Dyer.
That was the week that was…
The week in one liners and trash…
Regional viewers turn off Aunty’s smarty pants
There was a very noticeable divergence of TV viewing last night between the big city markets and regional Australia, writes Glenn Dyer.
Rundle: I would have gone with Bec Cartwright and the shaved monkey
You get a whole new perspective on the debate when you watch it via second-rate feed at noon on the other side of the world. Two blurry, virtually identical figures, jerking around like puppets, words frequently making no sens-
Ah. I have just been informed that the vision we were getting was full broadcast quality.
Rudd’s obvious […]
Why bagging The Chaser is bad policy
While the pollies and the tabloids have been going nuts over the ABC Chaser team’s celebrity obituary song, it seems the voters (or at least the viewers) couldn’t give a dead rat’s ars-hole, writes Irfan Yusuf.
Reality Check: A fearless prediction
Okay. I know I’m big picture oriented and that my imagination rules but I can get it. The websites of the tabloids tell me so. With the left brain versus right brain test still at the top of the most read stories chart on three websites for the umpteenth day in a row I finally succumbed and took it. So let it be known that I am one of those right brainers who sees the lady spinning clockwise.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
The base rule of modern politics is say what you like as long as it has been pre-polled, homogenized and sanitised for broad audience appeal.
The Daily Verdict: Day 4 and The Chaser has the Libs chasing
The people who should really be complaining about last night’s Chaser episode are staunch Liberal supporters. For it is the living John Howard, not the dead Steve Irwin, Stan Zemanek and Kerry Packer, who was really hurt by the Chaser, writes Richard Farmer.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Finally, a news satire program worth watching … Shockjock 101: How to grab people’s attention … Last night’s TV ratings.
The week that was in gags and pictures
The week according to First Dog On The Moon and The Anonymous Gagster.
Media briefs and TV ratings
APEC stunt makes Chaser most popular ABC comedy ever … Nine “samples” the life out of new legal drama … ACCC worries over Southern Cross break-up … Bidding war for Big Brother … Last night’s TV ratings.
Gerard Henderson wouldn’t know funny if it broke into his office
It must have been snowing paper shards at the Sydney Institute as Gerard Henderson clipped his way through his mountains of newspapers to find something bad about his ABC colleagues at The Chaser, writes David MacCormack.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Today Tonight v The Chaser: who’s got the credibility? … Jeff Browne keeps on punching … Last night’s TV ratings.
The Chaser: laughing at high anxiety
If The Chaser arrests prove anything, it is how easy it is for non-stereotypical looking persons to break through even the toughest and most intimidating security barrier, writes Irfan Yusuf.
