Thinking out loud

My brother and I just had a skype conversation about a radio program he heard in the car recently- a Triple J discussion about sexting. Rest assured, I have no intention whatsoever to talk about sexting. But it was interesting to hear- and then read- his description of the program.  There was no debate.

I’ve [...]

Dammit, it’s winter here!

With rare exceptions, I read two types of blogs: blogs about politics and current affairs, and blogs about cooking.  Sometimes, I get both in one (which is why I heart the IFA).  But recently, I’ve realised a problem with my love affair with cooking blogs.

Most of them come from the Northern Hemisphere.

As the internet gets bigger, [...]

Australia needs bloggers: Part I

On Wednesday night, Bush administration official Barry Jackson came to speak to our class.  When I got a chance to ask a question, I asked whether digital media has transformed the American political landscape.  Oh, yes, he said.  In fact, he could not emphasize enough how big the change is.  And while he was certainly not [...]

JournoList: Good for them, bad for us (and by us, I mean me).

Image by Flickr user Fuzzcaminski

One of the minor stories of yesterday was that a bunch of progressive political bloggers have an email list.  Ok, yes, Ezra Klein did organise it.  There’s been a lot of discussion about whether it’s an ok concept, whether it creates an echo chamber.  I’ll leave that to the professionals and [...]

The Life You Can Save meets Bloggingheads.tv

Bloggingheads.tv is awesome.  Yesterday, Ezra Klein was on it.  Today, it’s Peter Singer talking about “The Life You Can Save”.  Check it out.  More comments when I’ve finished [...]