History lessons at a late stage of lifeHistory lessons at a late stage of life
In 1987, I got a job in Dubai, to work for a newspaper named Khaleej (Gulf) Times. I was chosen because the interviewer was a jolly Briton who came down[...]
Category: Journalism
A small step for Australian women, a giant leap for Tracey SpicerA small step for Australian women, a giant leap for Tracey Spicer
A year and nine months after she founded NOW Australia claiming it was meant to focus on the problem of women being sexually harassed in the workplace, former TV newsreader[...]
RWC commentators need to be lined up and shotRWC commentators need to be lined up and shot
While many people have raised questions about the quality of refereeing at the ongoing Rugby World Cup, nobody, surprisingly has questioned the quality of commentary that is available. If one[...]
Journalists Savva and Karvelas knew the polling was wrong. Yet they kept quiet. Why?Journalists Savva and Karvelas knew the polling was wrong. Yet they kept quiet. Why?
Over the weekend, the Australian federal election ended in a manner that was the exact opposite of that expected by the public if one were to go by the opinion[...]
Three weeks on, Pell supporters retain their blinkersThree weeks on, Pell supporters retain their blinkers
“It is a capital mistake to theorise without data.” Sherlock Holmes, the creation of the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and still the most famous detective of fiction. It is[...]
The ABC is a good example of inefficiency in AustraliaThe ABC is a good example of inefficiency in Australia
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a government-funded news organisation that is quite wrapped up in itself. It has radio, online and television news services and a lot of what it[...]
Joyce affair: incestuous relationship between pollies and journos needs some exposureJoyce affair: incestuous relationship between pollies and journos needs some exposure
Barnaby Joyce has come (no pun intended) and Barnaby Joyce has gone, but one issue that is intimately connected with the circus that surrounded him for the last three weeks[...]
All your gods have feet of clay: Sarah Ferguson’s fall from graceAll your gods have feet of clay: Sarah Ferguson’s fall from grace
The year that ends today was remarkable for one thing on the media front that has gone largely unnoticed: the fall from grace of one of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s[...]
The AFR has lost its dictionary. And its style guide. And its subsThe AFR has lost its dictionary. And its style guide. And its subs
The Australian Financial Review claims to be one of the better newspapers in the country. But as is apparent from what follows, the paper lacks sub-editors who can spell or[...]
When the US bombed Al Jazeera, were journalists not prevented from doing their jobs?When the US bombed Al Jazeera, were journalists not prevented from doing their jobs?
The moment a Western journalist is treated in the Middle East in a manner that is deemed to be different to that in his own country, the West does tend[...]