We (Cotton Wire) are indebted to one of our perspicacious readers (me) for forwarding a copy of an article, written by Ron Pike on the Murray Darling Basin Plan, published in the Australian edition of the London Spectator, which in pithy and in frank terms outlines how the Plan was conceived, and why it should … Continue reading SHOULD THE BASIN PLAN BE AMENDED OR SCRAPPED?
Month: November 2023
Geoffrey Blainey Nails It-REAL TRUTHS THAT SHOULD BE TOLD
If this had been circulated before the referendum, the "NO" case may have attracted 75%!! Geoffrey Blainey It must be hard for a prime minister to admit that he has been crushingly defeated in an electoral contest that he originally expected to win with ease. In one segment of his speech last Saturday night, Anthony … Continue reading Geoffrey Blainey Nails It-REAL TRUTHS THAT SHOULD BE TOLD
TROUBLING TROPES TO WATCH OUT FOR IN NEWS COVERAGE
What is a trope? I suggest the author infers it is "a way of looking at something"> Chris Gardiner A troubling aspect of some journalists’ coverage of the Hamas war against Israel is the spread of ahistorical, anti-Israel tropes. They are often repeated in coverage of pro-Palestinian protests. There are four predominant tropes: settler-colonial Israel, … Continue reading TROUBLING TROPES TO WATCH OUT FOR IN NEWS COVERAGE
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