In the news … February 2021 Commentary on current affairs, the news media, and the state of journalism, February 2021.
Remembering Google Plus: ‘ere, it’s bollocks, innit! Some humour from 2013, when I tangled with Google Plus zealots about the failed attempt to compete with Facebook.
Our democracy under threat all around Australian democracy is threatened by Chinese expansionism, unregulated corporate excesses, and its own neo-fascism.
News Corp lies to Australia True to form, News Corp executives give senate inquiry misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies.
This Gun for Hire (1942) Not the noir some claim, but an outstanding hybrid with a powerful performance from Ladd and impressive mises en scène.
