Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
I’ve often thought that I seem to cycle between busy weeks and quiet weeks. My week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 April 2021 was certainly a quiet one, or at least a non-productive one, although to be fair it was the short work week following Easter. And next week will be a busy one.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 567: A pause before a busy week, and memories of last year’s Easter lockdown”
Even though my week of Monday 29 March to Sunday 4 April 2021 was truncated by Easter, it saw the appearance of three podcasts and a peer-reviewed cyber paper.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 566: Audio thoughts, cybers, and a view of the new Parramatta”
In a week when many of Australia’s political journalists and commentators have once again proven themselves inadequate for the job, I revisit a proposal first made in February 2012.
Continue reading “The 9pm Recycled Edict 2: A Modest Proposal”It’s hard to believe that this podcast began in 2010. Welcome to a remix of the first recycled Edict — a compilation of least-worst bits from the early episodes of The 9pm Edict first posted in March 2019.
Continue reading “The 9pm Recycled Edict 1 (Remix)”
It’s a week since Australian media company Nine Entertainment became the victim of what’s been called a ransomware attack, one that affected TV and print operations. We still don’t know all that many facts, but on Tuesday I spoke about what we knew on ABC Melbourne.
Continue reading “Talking recent hacks in Australia on ABC Melbourne”
The 9pm Autumn Series 2021 continues with another plunge down the wombat warren of internet disinformation, this time with Elise Thomas from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.
Continue reading “The 9pm April Fool’s Disinformation Dialogue with Elise Thomas”