Category Archives: Media

Another Spellchecker Fail

I have never really understood in this age of spellcheckers – (and similar) – in modern computer systems, how obvious spelling mistakes can creep into newspapers – both in online and print versions. Of late, Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper has been particularly good at missing really obvious stuff, but it is a phenomenon that finds […]

Herald-Sun Fail!

There is a lot of pointless hoopla going on today about the Collingwood vs Geelong / Top of the AFL Ladder tonight – much of which is quite tiresome. However, I guess it would have been respectful of the Herald-Sun to have gotten Geelong’s colours right? Don’t Geelong have DARK blue HORIZONTAL stripes, and not […]

Headline Goes Horribly Wrong

While I am definitely inclined to contact the Darwin Awards on this one, here is an interesting headline and article blurb from the website of The Age. Man Dies After Being Flung Into Tree Hmm…here’s how it appeared on the homepage: While I feel for his loved ones in what is undoubtedly a terrible time […]

Newspaper is Effective Bully

Well, despite its excellent anti-bullying campaign titled “Think Again”, the Geelong Advertiser seems to have effectively bullied a man into fear of his life with its bullying “Name the Granny Killer” campaign. The newspaper has been running this campaign to publicly name a convicted rapist and killer of an elderly Frankston woman ten years ago, […]

Anti-Bullying Media Outlet Bullies Man

Living in Geelong, I know first hand of the issues the city has had with criminal activity over the last few years. Much of it is alcohol-fueled, and despite the best intentions of the “powers-that-be” – particularly politicians looking to shore up a few votes for the upcoming state and federal elections, not a lot […]

Geelong Stokesvertiser

Once again, the Geelong Advertiser has dramatically skewed it’s news coverage towards a single story about the Geelong Football Club – yesterday’s arrest of Mathew Stokes on charges of purchasing, possessing and trafficking cocaine. No doubt a major story, and worthy of coverage. But here’s the list of stories deemed “headlines” on their website: The […]

Worst Thought Out Headline Ever

This is definitely one of the stupidest pieces of journalistic “nuff nuffiness” I’ve ever seen. But what else would we expect from the Geelong Advertiser? “Second Man Faces Murder Charge Over Norlane Harpoon Killing” screams the headline. Second Man Faces Murder Charge Over Norlane Harpoon Killing Murder charge? Harpoon killing? Hang on a second, the […]

Rupert Just Doesn’t Get It

Further proof that News Limited boss Rupert Murdoch simply does not understand the internet has emerged with the news that his “pay wall” – where readers have to pay to access online content provided by News Limited – is likely to commence soon within at least part of his Australian operations – namely The Australian […]

Flogging A Horse Until It Is Dead

Nobody doubts the amazing success of MasterChef Australia for Network Ten. A lot of people – myself NOT included – were clearly very interested in the show. Not content with the amazing ratings, we got hit with Celebrity MasterChef Australia – *yawn* – and Junior MasterChef Australia is expected to air in 2010, along with […]

Journalistic Substance

Congratulations to Danny Lannen of the Geelong Advertiser for winning an award for his coverage of the terribly sad case of Chanelle Rae. Online bullying is a desperately serious issue for the world. Addy Journalist Danny Lannen Wins News Award Perhaps some of his colleagues at the Addy should take a leaf out of his […]