Tactics of fear - the fear of fear ...

If the war on terrorism doesn't create a fearful enough
climate amongst voters, why not ratchet it up by mentioning the
spectre of a World War III?

Bill Berkowitz uses the topic of fear tactics to popularise his own fear tactics about a possible WWIII.

Here's the article, are you scared???

TV goes JJJ-ish

JTV is here!

It's good to see television networks, and indeed news and current affairs services, using new media technology to innovatively respond to the demands of the current interactive audience.

JTV is a new concept born from the Triple J network to cater for Australia's changing and developing youth media audiences. It combines music, radio and film with a healthy dose of Hack style current affairs reporting.

"We are delighted ... to cut Triple J loose from the confines of a radio studio," said ABC managing director, Mark Scott at the JTV launch on Wednesday night.

"Wherever its audience is -- whether it wants to listen, watch or participate, the opportunity will be there with JTV. It's only the ABC that can deliver this: our radio, TV and new media divisions working side by side ..."

Good on the ABC for having the guts to stick their neck out for the sake of innovation and media content development.

Now that there's a digital action plan and relaxation of media ownership rules will encourage competition and digital take-up, let's see networks move into more creative media content production and delivery methods like JTV.

It's as good for the industry as it is for the consumer.

Why is it so?

"Hezbollah was not prepared for Israel's swift and damaging reply"

If, like me, you're confused about the Israeli attacks on Lebanon and aren't satisfied with the Australian mainstream media's coverage of the situation, have a look at the first-hand blogs from citizens and experts in the Middle-East.

It took about a week before I heard/saw a mainstream news bulletin that actually explained why Israel were killing Lebanese citizens. The commercial news organisations seemed all too eager to just report the body count and tell us how many Aussies were affected.

It's basic journalism - the 5 Ws and the H, most important of which is the word `WHY`.
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Image: Israeli girls writing messages to the leader of Hizballah, Sheikh Nasrallah ~ Little Green Footballs

hi ho, hi ho ...

It's back to uni today, and I've already managed to misread my timetable. Go me!

Anyway, I'll be contributing a lot more regularly seeing as though my brain's off holidays and actually thinking stuff again.

Cant wait until Jonestown is published. Is Alan Jones really homosexual? ...

There's a blooper.

Here are some more of Al`s best bits, courtesy of Triple J`s Hack program.

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Dwarfs courtesy of TBG

Roll 'em in, chew 'em up, spit 'em out ...

Want to audition for the next Aussie Idol?

You too can share in the success of previous finalists.

Hit 'em up, raw hide ...

eBay would have a field day ...

These guys got more than they expected when Tom Petty invited them in for coffee.

More priceless sentimentality than you can poke a gavel at - handle it with care ...