Dr Clive A Marks
02.09.10 4:09 am
The news media template for science reporting is well known. It seems to demand one of either broad category. There are scientific stories that offer opportunities to announce that a breakthrough or a world first is at hand - however spurious the claim. Then there are scientists who come out to slam something. The news media loves a good slamming. … The first handful of inaccuracies had been fed into the media sausage mix and the media fed upon it, building upon them. The absolute bitter irony of it all was that my original on-line story dealt precisely with the consequences of misinterpretation, inaccuracy, poor deductions, flawed data and an inability to discern between belief and knowledge. Like a Greek tragedy, the media martyred itself to these very failings.
Overall in Tasmania, the relentless inaccuracies, poor analysis and the Jackson Pollock approach to news reporting has made the Tasmanian fox saga the intractable, fact aversive and odious saga that it is today. And people are being asked not to criticise? Really? ABC news cannot be held responsible for all, or even a good swag of the current confusion. Not by any means. At least they were prepared to have a crack at the issue and try. Yet tabloid reporting has left everyone badly confused, and the issue has become “a sun drenched bucket of prawns” as one person so vividly described.
EMRS State Poll: Drop in undecided response worry for the Libs
Peter Tucker, Tasmanian Politics. Picture: of Will Hodgman
01.09.10 7:38 am
It could be that a majority outcome is not the issue it was. It could be that voters are reasonably happy with the way the Labor/Green coalition is going in government. If this is the case, then the Liberals have a lot to be worried about. Their main (really, only) chance of winning government at the next election is for voters to reject minority government. The Libs want to see, if not voters coming over to their side, at least a high undecided rate because those would be the voters still keeping their powder dry, and therefore more susceptible to being swayed.
Over $18 million lost on pokies in July alone
Kim Booth MP Greens Gaming spokesperson
01.09.10 7:34 am
$2 Million Increase from June “Decision-makers cannot keep turning a blind eye to the flood of hard-earned income out of pockets down the gullets of these insidious machines, action must be taken now to address the negative impact pokies are having on the community and to start weaning government’s off their addiction to pokies revenue.”
$1 bet limit progress puts Tasmania in front of nation: The Tasmanian Greens today said that Tasmania was poised to lead the nation on implementing the recommended $1 bet limit on pokies, after negotiating with the Liberal Party to refer the matter to a specifically appointed Parliamentary Committee.
Into The Woods - the battle for Tasmania’s forests
Dr David Obendorf. Picture: of Anna Krien
01.09.10 7:30 am
Book Review: This book describes sudden attacks in a hard-fought war over our forests and the longer political sagas filled with deception bordering on organised crime. It speaks of the tremendous personal courage of so many individuals who truly held the line well before and well after David Bartlett’s sand line had washed away in the spin of the daily tide.
An Informal Report On An Informal Update Of The Secret Informal Talks ...
Karl Stevens
01.09.10 7:30 am
… Yes, it’s a mouthful, but it seems consistent with the circular vortex of issues being reported.
Kim Booth: Forestry Tas destroying old forests to prevent their conservation ...
Today
John Lawrence's critique of forestry plans; with links to Dr Graeme Wells' analysis which reveals $767 million in forestry subsidies; and Ian Johnston's way forward
Panel on CHEMICALS gutted. PAKISTAN: A land left to drown by TIMBER MAFIA. Keep WALKING. TOMMY Fleming. WOOD fiber. Oxygen CRISIS. HIGHER temperatures. RICK's Rogues Gallery. OCEANS under stress.
SHOCK for Airdy. OOPS: Birds caught up in rabbit cull ... POLL: A Better Package. We're READY. SUNDAY PORKA back! The LEADERS. DICK'S National Food Plan. The DEBATE.
WILKIE stance welcomed. Saving LEATHERWOOD. GOOD NEWS for Hobart. Reckless bid for WOODCHIP votes. Compare the POLICIES. PPOR student Lib targets. It matters to the ABC. Restart
Congratulations, Lindsay!
I worry about the financial sustainability of the Tasmanian Times also. From personal…
WEDNESDAY: DENISON DEBATE. STUDENT readings. TRAIL action. HEAPS!!! Action galore. FULLERS speaker. GOULBURN Gallery. CUNDALL, Flanagan, Oosting. Biochar conference.