Henderson: Which pundits got it wrong on the by-elections?Political commentators like Robert Manne, Malcolm Mackerras and Judith Brett all predicted doom and gloom for the Libs in the weekend’s by-elections, gloats Gerard Henderson. Boy are their faces red now.
Commentators
Claim Chowder: tracking the pundits’ Abbott predictions
Help the Pure Poison team keep track of all the commentariats’ predictions about Tony Abbott success as leader of the Liberal Party for future reference and potential “told you so”s.
The Washington Post‘s Next Great Pundit
The Washington Post has announced the winner of its reality-TV-style Next Great Pundit competition, and — surprise! — it’s a liberal, white, male, middle-aged, well-educated lawyer.
Devine, Albrechtsen, Deveny: rise of the “trollumnist”
Newspaper editors’ new schtick appears to be giving column inches to commentators whose words are controversial, but intellectually barren, says Jason Wilson. It may pull in more readers, but ultimately, it damages the masthead.
Richardson: Is there an “It’s time” factor?
Coalition supporters, searching for reasons why a government that they think is just the bee’s knees should be headed for mammoth defeat, often seize on the “It’s time” factor: the idea that length of time in office, independent of other causes, provides a reason for people to vote against a government, writes Charles Richardson.
Politico / Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Meet the new generation of American political pundits: young guns like Ezra Klein who have bypassed the traditional “hard yards” route to score high-profile, mainstream gigs. But do they actually know what they’re talking about?