News values: Ideas for an information ageBy Jack FullerUniversity of Chicago Press, 1996. 251 pp. $41 (hb)Reviewed by Dot Tumney This is probably where Mediawatch would like to spend more of its time if there wasn't so much tabloid crap requiring
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Comment by Michael Heaney
One good thing to come out of Neil Jordan's movie Michael Collins is a re-examination of the historical Michael Collins. I found the film captivating and inspirational. There are historical inaccuracies in it, but I have
BHP — A Share Prospectus
There is a company called BHP
drilling for oil in the Timor Sea,
that's why we can't set Timor free
we've all got shares in BHP.
Don't talk to me about democracy
human rights or humanity,
'cause we're drilling
Attack on South African woman activist
By Anthony Benbow
Two recent events have pushed the shockingly high incidence of violence against women in South Africa back into the public spotlight. The first was a brutal rape committed on Robben Island,
International Women's Day — March 8
The International Women's Day collective needs your help. Come along to the next meeting and find out how you can join the campaign against attacks on women. All women welcome.
Adelaide — Meets Saturday Feb
By Maree Roberts
At a recent National Conference of Federated Ethnic Communities Councils (FECCA), Pauline Hanson and the attacks on migrants were squarely on the agenda. However, the responses of the ethnic representatives at the conference (and
By Chris Spindler
On January 31, more than 300 people attended a public meeting called by the Redfern Aboriginal Housing Coalition to discuss opposition to the ongoing relocation of residents and demolition of houses in Eveleigh Street, Redfern.
Write on: letters to the editor
McDonald's for all
The federal health minister, Dr Wooldridge, thinks Australians could take to the idea of getting a free McDonald's for each child immunised. Perhaps we are so Americanised that we see nothing
By Julia Bale
Last week was the 25th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland. On January 30, 1972, troops from the First Parachute Regiment of the British Army opened fire on peaceful civil rights protesters in Derry. The 10,000-strong
By Marina Cameron
Many an internet enthusiast will rave about the joys of "surfing" and the liberating nature of new communications technology. Some post-modernists even argue that expanding technology is breaking down traditional social divides
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