by Jim Ball | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog, Media, Media Bias |
An illuminating read and a case study of selective bias that works on the principle that although all the facts are presented, they are not presented together in an “on the one hand but on the other hand” fair and balancedkind of way. Crucial facts that...
by Jim Ball | Mar 31, 2018 | Blog, Crickert ball tampering, Media, Random Notes |
It’s funny how quickly we forget. It was only five weeks ago that Barnaby Joyce resigned after being brought down in another hysterical, media pile on and another round of totally out of proportion, confected outrage and a beat up not dissimilar to that that we’ve...
by Jim Ball | Feb 3, 2018 | Blog, Fake News, Media |
“….For far too long, I was convinced that the media were, on the whole, reliable purveyors of the news. For nearly three years I freelanced happily at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Music and Public Affairs, never suspecting that the Mothercorp was a...
by Jim Ball | Jan 14, 2018 | Blog, Media, Trump |
by Jim Ball | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog, Media, Media Bias, The Left |
Seriously worth a watch. Bill O’Reilly back on Fox for a one off interview with Sean Hannity.Together they traverse much the same ground and range of issues that are going on here in Australia, particularly identity politics along with the grievance mongering and...
by Jim Ball | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog, Media, Random Notes, Trump |
Fascinating to see the media all purse lipped and prissy over the 10 year old Trump video. They certainly don’t like being marginalised and take themselves way too seriously, like some kind of priesthood. … They are having immense difficulty adjusting to...
