OMG! Gillard does something I mostly agree with

[jack_ryder]

Kate Lundy has been made a minister!

(though not of communications, sadly.)

(okay - points off for making Bob Carr Foreign Minister, but at least he'll be out of the county. Pity he'll have a return ticket.)

Comments

[dfordoom.livejournal.com]

When people start talking about the government needing to ensure fairness, accuracy and balance in the media what they're talking about is political censorship. Apart from being terrifyingly dangerous it also demonstrates a breathtakingly patronising and insulting view of ordinary Australians. The assumption is that ordinary Australians are too stupid to make their own choices.

People already have a choice. If you want a right-of-centre slant to your news you can read the Murdoch press. If you want a left-wing slant to your news you can read The Age or The Sydney Morning Herald or watch the ABC or SBS. People can make their own choices. It's called freedom.

And people are making their own choices. Readers are deserting the Fairfax press in droves. That's what terrifies this government - that given the choice people might make up their own minds. They should let Nanny make their choices for them. Nanny always knows best.

[jack-ryder.livejournal.com]

Do you have any evidence (a link would be nice) to back up that readers are deserting the Fairfax Press in droves? I was under the impression that newspapers in general are dying because their revenue model (classified advertising) is now outmoded.

Ah, I can't be bothered.

Let's just agree to disagree. Or is that too leftie for you?

[dfordoom.livejournal.com]

From The Age, February 10, 2012.

"Circulation of The Age's Monday to Friday editions fell 5.99 per cent in the three months to December 31 to 184,156, compared with the previous corresponding period, while the Saturday Age fell 6.56 per cent to 263,047 and The Sunday Age dropped 3.77 per cent.

"At the Herald, circulation fell 11.94 per cent to 184,613, the Saturday paper fell 7.73 per cent to 314,683 while The Sun-Herald dropped 8.17 per cent. The Herald Sun's Monday to Friday edition also fell 4.56 per cent, while The Daily Telegraph stemmed the losses to 1.84 per cent. Circulation at The Australian rose 3.51 per cent Monday to Friday, while The Weekend Australian rose 1.63 per cent."

[jack-ryder.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[dfordoom.livejournal.com]

Let's just agree to disagree.

That's fair enough.