Inaugural Pacific Media Summit 2009
“Breaking Barriers – Access to Information”: Mark Scott, Session 6 Relationships and Role of Development Partners – Friends or Neo-Colonialists Pacific Partner, Pacific Friend: ABC International
one fellow's political coverage, music ramblings and general hijinks across decades under a range of guises at several locations often in a state of awe.
“Breaking Barriers – Access to Information”: Mark Scott, Session 6 Relationships and Role of Development Partners – Friends or Neo-Colonialists Pacific Partner, Pacific Friend: ABC International
Large Western media organisations could do nothing but shake their heads this week as reports came out of China that $US7 billion dollars was to flow into state media. While newspapers, television, radio, and even internet properties in the Western world were being gutted by their parent organisations, China spoke of expanding its reach in … Continue reading “Huge cash injection for China state media”
From WorldWide Religious News.
MELBOURNE–Two and a bit weeks into night shiftin’ and I think I’ve got the daytime sleeping thing going on. Five hours after getting in at 6am, then a power nap around 4pm. Considering Burma, Thailand, Russia, PNG and a whole lot of earthquaking is going on, the time flies really. Hear the outcome as I … Continue reading “Mental Notes: October 2007”
MELBOURNE–A note-to-oneself type of entry follows… I’m noticing now in 2007 more than ever that my folio sites – see the right nav – that I helped or solely designed and developed over the past 13-odd years are now several generations past and redesigned. So what follows is a list of links to the Internet … Continue reading “Mental Notes: February 2007”
Hello from the coalface. Yep, I’m back reporting, back at SBS in the Melbourne office, working for World View, the “cross cultural meeting place” of feature-style radio reports and some news/current affairs. It’s on nationally 6-7am and 5-6pm weekdays, and truly is a whole lot of fun… when one can come up with enough ideas, … Continue reading “Mental Notes: August 2006”
Ten years of birthdays… I dare you to work it out! Some of these are purely notes that I had to note down after several pints for memory triggers and may not be right. How else does one else spend their birthday eve :/ From notes:
A nice nibblit from Mr Rosen:
SYDNEY–I think I can speak for everyone of the emotional exhaustion of the past few days following the Indian Ocean tsunamis. At work, going through wire photos and writing stories which, 10 minutes later, you have to update the death toll upward in the thousands, is frickin’ painful. Make sure you get behind your local … Continue reading “Mental Notes: December 2004”
A report on the status of women’s human rights and violence against women, released in SYDNEY today (fri) condemns state and national policies in several key areas.