Author Archives: Matthew

About Matthew

Blogger. Arsehat. Twitter addict. Occasionally a little funny. Your mileage may vary

On the Newcastle Herald

I want to like the Newcastle Herald. I do, really.  Look, I’m aware that may not seem to be the case if you’re a regular reader of this blogue. (For you first timers, I have previously said some fairly critical … Continue reading

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The Canberra Derp Gallery

Journalists working out of our nation’s capital do understand that when their type words into their publication’s CMSs and press “upload” that the rest of us can see what they wrote, right? Because, if I were getting paid a nice … Continue reading

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Independent Nonsense

I think I made a terrible mistake today. I started reading Independent Australia. I’d first heard of them through Twitter.  I think a few people had said some things vaguely positive about them, but I can’t remember exactly what. Today, … Continue reading

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Quality Jernalisms Investigates: Breaking News

When news breaks in our modern world, there is a push to get information out the door and into the public’s hands as quickly as possible. This news often put out on Twitter where it is retweeted and commented on.  … Continue reading

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The Next Eight Months

The Federal Government today announced a new policy that it plans to take to the election later this year. In announcing the plan, the Minister responsible for the relevant portfolio said that it was going to be of much benefit … Continue reading

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