The end of the Media Watch season in particular is close to a scandal, a mega public broadcaster fail.
Media Watch
Streams, digital dreams and regulatory gaps
Regulating the internet like TV is suddenly on the agenda again. But we’ve been here before.
Media briefs: Jones v Media Watch … emails deleted in NotW scandal …
Who watches Media Watch? More Sydney viewers than listen to Alan Jones. Plus, the front page of the day and other media news.
Former ABC chief says laws on board appointments are ‘offensive’
The former chairman of the ABC, Donald McDonald, has told a Senate Committee that laws providing for an independent appointment process to the boards of public broadcasters are “profoundly offensive”, entirely without merit and unnecessary. But McDonald also indicated that he had no problems with the notion of a staff-elected director on the ABC board — a […]
The legal letter at the centre of the Ch 7 v Media Watch stoush
Lawyers for Channel Seven reporter Mike Duffy have slapped ABCTV flagship Media Watch with a sternly worded legal letter, following Monday night’s takedown of the Seven reporter’s “explosive report” into Commonwealth Games security in Delhi.
Holmes: It’s not just your ABC, it’s everyone’s
The Oz has been unfairly laying into the ABC for its leadership spill coverage last Thursday night. The ABC couldn’t just cut some of its most popular programs for a handful of political junkies, writes Jonathan Holmes.
IPA’s Wilson brands Media Watch a “disgrace”
In a scathing message, IPA wunderkind Tim Wilson has lashed out at ABCTV’s Media Watch for allegedly distorting his views on the tobacco industry, calling the show “deceptive”.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Australia’s Poland coverage a disgrace
One of Australia’s most experienced television news directors asks why newsrooms got it so wrong on their Poland coverage. Plus readers weigh-in on The 7:30 Report, circulation figures and more.
Nine cameraman lynched on Twitter: “I’m not a racist”
Channel Nine cameraman Simon Fuller is an overnight sensation — for all the wrong reasons — thanks to an ugly racist slur that exposed the daily clash of TV news crews and inspired a vitriolic campaign on Twitter to have him sacked.
Don’t believe the home-birth horror headlines
If you’ve been half awake in recent days, you might have heard of a new study showing that “babies are seven times more likely to die during home births”. Shame that isn’t what the research says, explains Melissa Sweet.
ACMA should get tough with code of practice
Margaret Simons yesterday highlighted the ACMA findings on the misrepresentation of Sudanese youth, but missed the role of Media Watch. But ACMA still needs to toughen the proposed code of practice.
Media Watch goes behind the nudes on Twitter
Two months ago, Scott Bridges joked on Twitter that he would do a “nudie run” if Jonathan Holmes ever said “pwned” on Media Watch. Three nights ago, Holmes said it.
#PwnedNudieRun: How Jonathan Holmes got the internet to take its clothes off
Media Watch watchers may have had a giggle when host Jonathan Holmes said “pwned” on Monday night’s show — but they’d have ROFLed uproariously if they knew it was all a Twitter-led dare that would see bloggers forced to go on a nudie run in return.
East Timor’s media ‘blackout’ or just a lack of research?
There isn’t a ‘media blackout’ occurring in East Timor, rather lots of factually incorrect stories that ignore the East Timorese government’s focus on anti-corruption campaigns.
Media sells stories not facts
With journalism being a “ruthlessly competitive trade”, the media never lets the truth get in the way of a good story, writes Jonathan Holmes.
Dear John,
The trouble that newspapers now find themselves in is due entirely to a colossal failure of management and leadership over two decades, says former newspaper journo Alan Kohler.
Tips and rumours: Fridge magnets from federal MP
Nice fridge magnet from Robertson’s member … the SA Libs like 1970s all over again … irony at Media Watch … raids on a private school’s computer
Special Licence to Scrutinise Syndrome
Many big-name journos suffer from the belief that they have a special media sheriff’s badge to kick down doors and investigate — but that this does not apply to freelance journalists or bloggers or non-ABC TV journalists, writes Sasha Uzunov.
Guy Rundle: “Referral upwards” will kill ABC comedy
A sketch-comedy show is part playground crap session, part last days in the Fuhrerbunker, and the relentless need to feed the monster that is the show can put you off.
Essay: All governments lie. The lessons from I.F. Stone
I.F. Stone almost never interviewed a politician, never attended a door stop and never covered an organised media event.. Way to go, writes Noel Turnbull.
Video: Stuart Littlemore – glib or just infallible?
Reflections on Media Watch’s 20th anniversary — Australian Conservative things one slice of history was ignored.
Wankley Awards: This week’s gong goes to …. Golden Tonsils
An old friend reappeared from the wilderness last night…
And the Wankley Award goes to … so many people
Nods all round this week.
