tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post8116784979590314983..comments2023-11-05T23:07:01.842+11:00Comments on Grog's Gamut: A Slanty Poll for Slanty CoverageGreg Jerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-88720366097114535552010-09-30T10:01:40.522+10:002010-09-30T10:01:40.522+10:00So I came across your blog today after reading thi...So I came across your blog today after reading <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/28/3024137.htm?site=thedrum" rel="nofollow">this</a>, and spent a couple of hours going through your posts of the last couple of months with a great deal of satisfaction. The publicity associated with being "outed" is good at least in one sense, that it has resulted in additional readers such as myself finding this blog. Keep it up!Brett Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675302130775695193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-46790601076790199542010-09-27T09:58:10.308+10:002010-09-27T09:58:10.308+10:00I know I'm coming late to all this news, but s...I know I'm coming late to all this news, but still wanted to leave my post in support.<br /><br />The argument of 'public interest' seems to willfully ignore the fact that no one twisted our arms (or Mark Scott's arm) to make us read and pay attention to Grog's Gamut when we didn't know who he was. We freely partook of these writings on the basis on which they were offered.<br /><br />If there's been any breach of trust and integrity here, it is on the part of Massola and The Australian.<br /><br />As a private blogger, GG is not bound by any journalistic code of conduct, but anyone keeping a scorecard would none-the-less record more points in his favour than that of Massola/The Aus.Elandsandnoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581172275453562842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-34504635140606016582010-09-22T15:56:38.555+10:002010-09-22T15:56:38.555+10:00Would weighting of the respective media outlets co...Would weighting of the respective media outlets covered in the Essential Media poll have achieved any different result? If someone's only input was from T.V. their view of coverage would presumably be different from somebody exposed to print media like The Australian or if they watched SkyNews on the internet or wouldn't that matter?<br />My research statistics background is thirty years ago and only very hazy but there does seem to be some imbalance in the thrust of the question.Alistair Baillieu-McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-61583129620225676992010-09-22T15:20:32.224+10:002010-09-22T15:20:32.224+10:00I am sick of average meaning not good. Ordinary se...I am sick of average meaning not good. Ordinary seems to as well.<br />I know language changes, but these ones are too much. <br />Rant over.<br />The media coverage of the election was crap.<br />Grog's suggested responses are good and funny.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408439007099104739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-72307921588129618142010-09-22T07:51:48.328+10:002010-09-22T07:51:48.328+10:00Headline on the ABC website this morning -
Rudd ...Headline on the ABC website this morning - <br /><br />Rudd maintains 'positive' relationship with Gillard<br /><br />Who inserted the inverted commas? I'll bet it wasn't Rudd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-47623378542600952162010-09-21T23:28:52.775+10:002010-09-21T23:28:52.775+10:00Well I go for hopeless not average. Most people do...Well I go for hopeless not average. Most people don't check out the facts and so would consider it OK, not knowing the distortions or bias present in much of what was reported. I do believe that since the election and uncovering of shonky coalition policies that the media are beginning to call them to account a little more.<br />Thanks Grog for the good work.Dongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-29949200532475130012010-09-21T22:03:10.068+10:002010-09-21T22:03:10.068+10:00I'll have to try and pick up an autograph from...I'll have to try and pick up an autograph from you at the MEdia140 event.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-37780098551451560262010-09-21T21:49:40.194+10:002010-09-21T21:49:40.194+10:00"Average" is an ambiguous choice to off..."Average" is an ambiguous choice to offer respondents. It could mean somewhere between good and bad, as Peter Lewis interprets it.<br /><br />Or it could mean par for the course for the media - you can't expect anything else, i.e. no better or worse than usual. You'd need to then ask for an assessment of the usual media performance.Agnes Macknoreply@blogger.com