Hair shirts will strangle LaborLabor pollies are lining up to done the hair-shirt, from Kevin Rudd to John Brumby. But Peter Beattie’s ‘apologise constantly and hope they vote for you anyway’ method doesn’t always work. Stick to your policy guns, says The Oz.
Mea culpa
Evening Standard says sorry for low standards
British tabloid London Evening Standard launched a unique campaign Monday apologising to readers for its “previous behaviour”.
Pratt’s insults not quite disguised as an apology
The spinners and lawyers who’ve crafted Dick Pratt’s letter to Visy customers have done Pratt and Visy no favours. Instead of a mea culpa, they’ve crafted an insult, writes Michael Pascoe.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Rex Hunt on the nose … Will Endemol bid for Southern Cross? … The chequebook knows no borders, not even a jail cell … Last night’s TV ratings.
